Vaughan Williams Flashcards
1
Q
Called?
A
Falstaff and the Fairies from In Windsor Forest
2
Q
Use of?
A
6/8 tempo to create a folk dance feel
3
Q
Light?
A
Scoring suggestive of fairies
4
Q
Plucked?
A
Strings and harp on quavers
5
Q
Obe and?
A
Flute used to create a pastoral sound; triangle adds a magical feel
6
Q
“Round a-bout”
A
Texture comes in groups, antiphony between voices
7
Q
Twisting
A
Nature of melodic lines reflects twisting dance movements
8
Q
Tutti?
A
With much doubling of instrumental with vocal parts could suggest dance involves everyone
9
Q
Tonal
A
Ambiguity of key at start adds to mystery of scene
10
Q
Flattened chords?
A
Gives a modal, fold like feel to create a mystery and add further to the folk-dance, rustic feel
