Romeo & Juliet - Development Flashcards
1
Q
Key
A
F# Minor
2
Q
Texture
A
Polyphonic Texture
3
Q
Themes
A
Based on FL Theme, Fragments of Strife
4
Q
Mood
A
Tense and Violent
5
Q
Features
A
- 3 Note Strife rhythm
- Ascending + Descending scales
- Pedal notes
- Pizzicato
- Antiphonal Dialogue
- Syncopation eg. Syncopated stabbing chords
- Repitition
- Eb pedal note
- Imitation
- Canon by strings
- Descending sequences
- 3 Note motif
- First FF climax with a cymbal crash
6
Q
Instruments
A
- FL Theme on Horns
- Brass and WW Antiphonal Dialogue
- Canon by strings taken up by WW
7
Q
How does this section end?
A
- Key of B minor returns in rushing semi-quaver string scales that lead directly to the recapitulation
- Syncopated stabbing chords
- Pedal note on double bass
- Ascending an descending semi-quaver passages on Vl, Vle,Vc
