Pulcinella Suite: Sinfonia, Gavotta and Vivo

Question 1

Composer and year?

Answer 1

Stravinsky
1920

Question 2

What’s NEW about texture?

Answer 2

Heterophony (different versions of the same thing being played)

Question 3

What’s NEW about melody?

Answer 3

accidentals

Question 4

What’s NEW about harmony?

Answer 4

Dissonance and Static chords

Question 5

What’s NEW about instrumentation?

Answer 5

Cello, bassoon and double bass have the tune
Moments of virtuosity

Question 6

What’s NEW about time signature?

Answer 6

changes!!!

Question 7

What’s surface level OLD (18th Century)?
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Answer 7

• The titles
• They are concerto grosso

Question 8

What’s OLD about the phrasing?

Answer 8

Classic balanced Q and A phrasing

Question 9

What’s OLD about the melodies?
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Answer 9

• They are anacrucial and use
• Ornamentation
• Triadic
• Descending sequence

Question 10

What’s OLD about instrumentation?
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Answer 10

• Use of imitation
• A walking bass

Question 11

What’s OLD about harmony?
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Answer 11

• Tonic- dominant relationship
• Use of the circle of fifths