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Listening- 1 Claude Debussy Prelude to the afternoon of a faun(starts w/ flute then a little harp number) Tempo- slow/changing Meter- triple Texture- mono-opening, then homo Timbre- orchestra w/ french horns 2 harps no brass Genre- tone poem EC- program music, fawn, secular, triton |
Listening- 2 Igor Stravinsky The right of spring(This song does not have chromatic scale at the begining) Tempo- Various Meter- 2/4 changes Texture- all over the place Timbre- Big Orchestra, expanded percussion/Brass Genre- ballet EC- ostinato figure, accents, primitivism, ballet, 5 timpani, hypnotic |
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Listening- 3 John Phillip Sousa The stars and Stripes forever(Popular marching song) Tempo- Fast Meter- Duple Texture-polyphonic last strain, homophonic Timbre- Band (no strings) Genre- March EC- American, piccolo, countermelody, last peice he conducted, band, secular, sousaphone |
Listening- 4 Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag(Saloon music) Tempo- Moderate Meter- duple Texture- homophonic Timbre- piano Genre- character piece EC- Ragtime, american, scott jolpin, secular, maple leaf tavern, played by scott joplin |
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Listening- 5 Charles Ives Putnams camp(two different bands playing at the same time, Cluster &*&*) Tempo- Med Fast Meter- Duple/Quadruple Texture- Polyphonic Timbre- Orchestra w/ piano Genre- Program music EC- Ives, putnams camp, from 3-places in NE, British grenadiers, yankee doodle, polytonality, boy dreaming, 2 marching bands, dissonance, tone clusters |
Listening- 6 George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue(starts with clarinet Chromatic Scale, bluesyy) Tempo- med/fast Meter- duple Texture- polyphonic, mono, homo Timbre- piano w, orchestra Genre- concerto EC- Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, written at age 36, jazz and classical, 1st written for 2 pieces & orchestra, jazz clarinet & muted trumpet, inspired by train sounds |
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Listening- 7 Aaron Copland Simple Gifts(du-du-dudududududu two instruments in unison) Tempo- slow/fast various Meter- Duple Texture- Homo, Mono, Poly Timbre- Orchestra Genre- Ballet Suite/Concert piece EC- Theme& variations, Copland, Appalachian spring, Ballet, american idioms, Barn dances, fiddle tunes, Bride & Groom, based on shaker tune, Simple gifts, Tone colors, contrasting, dynamics, secular |
Listening- 8 John Adams Short ride on a fast machine (Wood blocks, trumpets in beginning) Tempo- Fast Meter- Duple Texture- Homophonic Timbre- Orchestra, synthesizers, crotalis, huge percussive section Genre- Fanfare EC- Minimalist, steady wood block beats, percussive changes, intense, trumpet, fanfare |
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Listening- 9 Eric Whitacre Lux Aurumque(very slow piecefull music) Tempo-slow Meter- Duple Texture- Homophonic Timbre- S,A,T,B, acappella Genre- Choral EC- Whitacre, choral music advocate, vitual choir, internet, tone clusters |
Listening- 10 Leonard Bernstein Tonight(Has male and female solos) Tempo- Fast Meter- Duple Texture- Homo/Poly Timbre- ensembles, male/female solos, gang members Genre- Musical EC- modern Romeo & Juliet, Jazz elements, sharks & jets, ensemble, Conflicting emotions |
