Tippett Concerto For Double String Orchestra

Question 0

Melody

Answer 0

Repeated stepwise movement
Melody extended by sequence (bar 8)
Inverted in lower parts
Broken chord motif (bass-bar 112)

Question 1

Rhythm and Metre

Answer 1

8/8, occasional changes to 6/8 and 4:8
Quaver - use additive rhythms
Syncopation - rhythmic patterns extend over the bar line
Rhythmic augmentation (bar 103 - 99)
Settles into regular crotchet pulse (bar 95)

Question 2

Harmony

Answer 2

Non functional
Common chord progression (39-40)
Contrapuntal texture - hard to analyse harmonic progression
Counterpoint results in dissonant points
Phrygian cadence (20-21)
Modal cadence (G-A)

Question 3

Tonality

Answer 3

Non functional with modal elements
On A
Tonal areas:
G (39-67)
E (68)
C# (86)
Ab (107)
Pentatonic scale (1-4)
Open 5th chord ends piece

Question 4

Structure

Answer 4

Sonata form
Baroque ritornello (concerto grosso)

Question 5

Texture

Answer 5

Two part counterpoint (two orchestras)
Antiphony
Broken chords
Homophony
Monophony
Equal forces