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
