Music Flashcards
Melody of Brandenburg concerto
- Conjuct with some leaps
- Ornaments- trills
- Appoggiaturas in main middle section (grace note on beat)
Structure of Brandenburg concerto
Ternary
Texture of Brandenburg concerto
- Polyphonic
- Immitation
- ## Harpsichord play 2 part counterpoint- once both hands play it is in four part counter point
Tonality of of Brandenburg concerto
- D major
- Section B modulates to the dominant and relative minor
- Diatonic- firmly in key
Harmony of of Brandenburg concerto
- Functional- cadences confirming the key its in
- Suspensions- above note help and chords move in progression under it
- Perfect cadences to announce end of sections
Tonality of beethoven Pathetique
- C Major
- Key modulates to relative minor and subdominant
metre, rhythm of Brandenburg concerto
- 2/4
- uses triplets and dotted rhythm throughout
- Harpsichord part has many semiquaver runs
Harmony of beethoven Pathetique
- Use of chromatic chords, especially diminished 7ths
- Distinctive perfect cadences at end of movement
- Interrupted cadence in into bar 9
Melody of beethoven Pathetique
- Motif at intro
- Scalic passages
- Broken chords
- Acciaccaturas- mordents and trills- mordents and trills just before recapitulation
Texture of beethoven Pathetique
- Homophonic
- Long descending monophonic passages in right hand leading to recapitulation
- Staccato crotchets in right hand of first subject
Instruments in Music for a while
- Soprano
- Harpsichord
- Bass violin
Melody in Music for a while
- Conjunct
- Ornament in soprano and harpsichord line (Trills (bar 13), appoggiaturas, grace notes)
Structure of Music for a while
- Ground bass (3 bars long, quaver rhythm)
Texture of Music for a while
- Melody dominated homophony
- Right hand of harpsichord provides some counterpoint with vocal one
Tonality of Music for a while
- A minor
- Chromatic nature of groundbass
Harmony of Music for a while
- Chords are diatonic and functional
- Perfect cadences
- Suspensions used occasionally
Tempo, metre and rhythm of Music for a while
- 4/4
- Slow tempo
- Dotted rhythm sometimes in vocal part
Give the recording techniques used in killer queen
Multi traking, reverb, distortion, panning and overdubbing
Melody killer queen
- Text setting syllabic
2. Starts mostly conjunct with small leaps
structure killer queen
verse chorus
When was killer queen released
1974
Texture killer queen
- Homophonic
- use of imitation
- Layering
Harmony and tonality killer queen
- Eb major
- Circle of fifths
- 7th chords
- Pedal
Tempo, metre and rhythm killer queen
- moderato
- 12/8
- Every verse and chorus starts with an anacrusis (up beat)
- Triplets in bar 18
- Syncopation
rhythme, metre and tempo of beethoven
4/4
dotted rhythm
grave
