Vaughan Williams

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

~ english composer of symphonies, operas, vocal music + variety of other forms

~ he sought to break away from the german romantic style

~ sing cycle written in 1909 about rural life

Question 2

Performing forces

Answer 2

~ trills

~ una corda

~ tremolo

~ pizzicato

~ word painting

~ syllabic

~ standard tenor range

~ melisma

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

~ AABBA/A structure (OWE)

~ modified strophic (IMTP)

~ intro-A-A-B-B1-C-D-A1-postlude (BH)

Question 4

Texture

Answer 4

~ ostinato sextuplets (OWE)

~ homorhythmically (IMTP)

~ homophony (IMTP)

~ block chords (IMTP)

~ melody-dominanted homophony (BH)

~ triplet ostinato (BH)

Question 5

Tonality

Answer 5

~ whole tone (OWE)

~ false relation (OWE)

~ chromatic (OWE)

~ dorian mode (IMTP)

~ mixolydian mode (BH)

Question 6

Harmony

Answer 6

~ parallel chords (OWE)

~ diatonic (OWE)

~ dissonance (OWE)

~ diatonic (IMTP)

~ 7th chord (BH)

~ extended chords (BH)

~ dissonance (BH)

Question 7

Melody

Answer 7

~ diatonic (OWE)

~ pentatonic style (OWE)

~ chromatic (OWE)

~ countermelody (IMTP)

~ repeated notes (OWE)

~ conjunct (BH)

Question 8

Rhythm, metre + tempo

Answer 8

~ triplets (OWE)

~ cross rhythm (OWE)

~ free time (IMTP)

~ time signature change (IMTP)

~ animando (IMTP)

~ tied semibreves (BH)

~ natural rhythms of speech (BH)