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with regard to unity, contrast, variety, balance… how are they achieved?

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Through manipulation of the concepts of music

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What must you do if you get a question on how unity, contrast, variety, balance… how are achieved?

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deal with each concept thoroughly with relation to the question

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what is unity?

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A sense of sameness or belonging to the one thing, ie: choosing the musical materials which make the individual sections sound as if they belong to the one piece.

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What would be achieved through

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Repetition

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What are the different ways that a melody could be repeated?

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  • Using inversion
  • Different instruments
  • Changing certain intervals -
  • Ornaments -
  • Changing btw maj& min
  • Augmenting/diminishing note values
  • Developing only a part of the motif -
  • sequences
  • Using imitation
  • Using repetition
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What would Repeating a rhythmic motif do?

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inspire unity

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what would Maintaining the same rhythmic ‘feel’ •

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unity

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What would Repeating a harmonic pattern/ostinato do?

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unity

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What would Using a drone / pedal point do?

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unity

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what would Maintaining one performing medium do?

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unity

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how could the structure of a piece inspire unity?

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  • repeating same sections of music/return to same sections

- repetition of microstructure

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What would Using melodic sequences do?

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unity

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How could texture inspire unity?

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• Maintaining one texture / layer = consistency
• same no. layers
- same density throughout

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How could unity be inspired through tonality?

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same tonality

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How could unity be inspired through harmony?

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  • same use of patterns eg. walking bass, chord progressions

- rate of chord progression

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How could unity be inspired through melody?

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  • riffs, melodic ostinatos, motifs, rep
  • similar shaped contours
  • having fragments of melody throughout piece
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How could unity be inspired through melody?

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  • riffs, melodic ostinatos, motifs, rep
  • similar shaped contours
  • having fragments of melody throughout piece
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how could unity be achieved through instrumentation?

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same instruments with same roles throughout

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how could a mood achieve unity?

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Having consistent mood throughout

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How could unity be inspired through melody?

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  • riffs, melodic ostinatos, motifs, rep
  • similar shaped contours
  • having fragments of melody throughout piece
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Although expressive techniques provide contrast, how can they inspire unity?

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They can reinforce the melody throughout the piece, whilst providing some variation

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How could unity be achieved through pitch?

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same phrase lengths

  • between melody and words- word matching?
  • same register & range
  • drone in unison with changing chords
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How could unity be achieved through pitch?

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same phrase lengths

  • between melody and words- word matching?
  • same register & range
  • drone in unison with changing chords
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When looking for repetition, what do you listen for?

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  • exact rep/slightly altered.
  • abab structure
  • same change in tone colour
  • identify what is repeating
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phrases to talk about unity (1)A
Unity is created by… Further unity is created when… A unifying element of this piece…
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phrases to talk about unity (2)
unifying aspect of this piece is the… When the brass introduce the main melody this reinforces the unity of the piece The use of repeating chord progressions creates unity
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phrases to talk about unity (2)
A unifying aspect of this piece is the… When the brass introduce the main melody this reinforces the unity of the piece The use of repeating chord progressions creates unity
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When doing an interest/variety question what must you principally ask?
How has the composer changed the music to make in interesting?
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what must you do in an interest question?
describe the musical features that stand out
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what would Using changes in time signature achieve?
variety/interest
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would using different instruments/tone colours achieve balance or variety?
variety/interest
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How could dynamics achieve variety?
Using different dynamics in contrasting sections •
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what would Using new material, either motifs or sections do?
create interest
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what would Presenting the same material in a different way eg: developing a motif do?
create interest
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how could texture create interest>
Changing the texture eg: thick/thin, homophonic/polyphonic •
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How could rhythm create interest?
Using different rhythmic patterns •
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How could rhythm create interest?
Using different rhythmic patterns/ developing rhythms to make them more complex
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what would Using different chord progressions and/or harmonic styles do?
provide interest/variety
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how could a melody be developed to provide interest?
adding notes to melody, sequences
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what would having contrasting arpeggios with chords do?
provide interest
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How could accents provide interest?
by having accented patterns/syncopation
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How could tone colour be used to provide variety/interest?
combing contrasting/strange tone colours
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how could instrumentation (tone colour) be used to create interest?
having contrasting groups of instruments (therefore contrasting timbres)
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What would a theme and variation structure provide?
interest as each section is varied
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When talking about interest what would you do as a summary sentence?
Write a final sentence with 1 or 2 of the best key features from your answer. ‘By the use of melodic development and contrasting textural layers the composer creates interest in this piece.’
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what are some phrases for interest sentences to link to the question?
Interest is created when Further interested is developed when… Interest is maintained by…
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What does a tension question ask you to do?
link the use of musical concepts to the style and the composer’s dramatic intention of the piece.
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What is tension
mental or emotional strain; intense, suppressed suspense, anxiety, or excitement
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what is vital in a tension question?
the features of the musical concepts you mention are linked to the composers intent of creating unease or emotional strain.
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what would an ascending pitch, dissonance, or pedal notes with changing harmonies create?
tension
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if the pitch was descending and consonant, with bass notes matching the harmony, what is happening
tension could be being released
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How could duration create tension?
faster tempo, shorter note values, accents, irregular accents, Multimetre (changing time signatures), irregular time signatures, polyrhythm
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How could tension be released through duration?
slower tempo, longer note values
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How could texture create and then tension?
increasing layers & thickness, then thinner layer/denisty
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What would repetition of shorter phrases and building up of different sections achieve?
tension
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What would returning to a main section/familiar part after repetition of shorter phrases and building up of different sections do?
release tension
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What would staccato, marcato notes create, as well as increase in dynamics & crescendo?
tension
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What would a decrease in dynamics and a diminuendo and legato achieve?
release tension
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how could tone colour achieve tension?
non traditional playing techniques
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dissonance creates
tension
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How could tone colour relieve tension?
by returning to traditional playing techniques
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what sort of rhythm achieves tension?
complicated rhythm;
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what sort of dynamics builds tension?
extreme dynamics
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how else could pitch create tension?
extreme pitch register, leaping pitch, dissonant intervals, atonality,
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insistent tonal centres vs absence of tonal centres builds.
tension
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what does each instrument, with its assigned pitch, competing with the others for much of an excerpt create?
tension
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what does insistent repetition (of pitches and rhythmic patterns) achieve
tension
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what feeling could sudden dynamic changes/contrasts create?
tension
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stark tone colour contrasts within instrumental combinations achieves
tension
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how could instrumentation and structureachieve tension?
sudden changes of tone colour | stark tone colour contrasts within instrumental combinations
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unpredictability of musical events creates
tension
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what can a sudden change in register do?
create tension
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what can the introduction of completely different pitch material do?
create tension
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what could contrast against the rubato rhythm of vocals
a strict repetitive accompaniment

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