William Tell Overture Flashcards
What era is it in
The classical era
Who is the composer
Composer is Rossini
What Type of work is it
It is an overture : this is music played before the curtain and goes up
What is programme music
It is music that tells a story
What was the first movement called
Sunrise in the Alps
What is the tonality of sunrise in the Alps
E minor but it modulates to e major In bar 17
What is the time signature of sunrise in the Alps
3
4
What is the tempo of sunrise in the Alps
Andante
What is the texture of sunrise in the Alps
Mainly homophonic main melody and accompaniments
What instruments play in sunrise in the Alps
There are five solo cellos accompanied by cellos and double base there are also Timpani
How does sunrise in the Alps begin
It begins with a rising apprego on the cellos the first pause is five bars long
What accompanies that cellos in sunrise in the Alps
The remaining cellos and double bass
What instrument creates a rumble
The Timpani
What instruments are in dialogue in sunrise in the Alps
The two solo cello in bar 24
How does the section in sunrise in the Alps end
On a high E on the cello
It is the name of the second section
The storm
What is the tonality and time signature of the storm
The tonality is G major
time signature is4
4
It is the tempo and texture of the storm
The tempo is Allegro which means fast
The texture is homophonic and polyphonic
What are the main instruments in the storm
There are strings which resemble the wind the woodwind which resemble the rain and the trombone and bass which resemble the storm
What is the difference between sunrise in the Alps and the storm
There is a change in the mood and the tempo
What instrument suggests wind and what instruments suggest rain
The wind is the violins and the rain is the woodwind
What instrument suggests Thunder
The Timpani
What instruments are playing descending chromatic scale in the storm
Strings and woodwind
What instrument replies in ascending scales in the storm
Trombones
What is tremolo
It is rapid movement of the bow back and forth on a violin
In the storm and how does the peice end
It calms down and ends
What is the tonality time signature and tempo of Shepherd on the mountainside
The tonality is G major the time signature is 3/8 the tempo is andantino
What is the texture of Shepherd on the mountainside
Homophonic and polyphonic
What are the instruments in Shepherd on the mountainside
The flute the cor Anglais and the triangle
What is the main melody in Shepherd on the mountainside played by
The cor anglais
What echoes the cor Anglais an octave higher
The flute
What is the piece accompanied by
Pizzicato on the strings
What does every line end on
A trill
How does Shepherd on the mountainside end
It ends on a long trillon the flute with a quaver semiquaver on corAnglais.
What is the tonality of the revolution
E major
What is the time signature tempo and texture of the revolution
The time signature is 2/4 the tempo is vivace and the texture is homophonic
What are the instruments in the revolution
It has trumpets for fanfare ,strings horns, clarinet, bassoon and timpani for the main Gallop the end has a lot of percussion
How does the revolution begin
It begins with the trumpet horns and Timpani
What is the Gallop theme
Semiquaver movement ascending And decsending
What are the dynamics for the revolution
They vary from PP to FF
How does the revolution end
The music Rushes to the end and the last four bars repeated tonic e chords to end the section
