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| in a socialist state, ie Stalin Russia, it is the promotion of the idea that the government is the best and that you are living in utopia. Reflects in the art, and helps regimes sustain themselves |
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a style of writing that asserted itself in the late 19th century and focused on realistic experiences within the drama.
Connected with Verdi, who was looking for new kinds of realism in his operas |
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Impressionism in music was a movement in European classical music, mainly in France, which appeared in the late nineteenth century and continued into the beginning of the twentieth century from 1875 to 1925.
connects to Impressionist painters who preferred color over line, which translates to music
Debussy is the classic example of impressionist composer |
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| artistic movement of the early 20th century based on the conviction that the new must be as different as possible from the old. |
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| the use of musical ideas or motifs that are identified with a specific country, region, or ethnicity, such as folk tunes and melodies, rhythms, and harmonies inspired by them |
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- Stravinsky famously called his octet a musical object and stated the interpreter
- “Music is an abstract play of sounds and nothing more”
- Stravinsky thought the interpreter is not the performer, the composer was, and that the performer is just the executant. |
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| style that emerged in the 1910s/20s, characterized by a return to the tonal idom, conventional genres and forms, the ideal of absolute music, conciseness of expression, and a general tendency toward transparent textures, lighter orchestration, and small ensembles |
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| broad artistic movement of the early 20th century that sought to give voice to the unconsious. the expressionists were concerned with delving into your soul |
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| Artistic movement that emerged in the early 60s, relying on multiple repetitions of small units that differ only slightly or are varied only gradually over long stretches of time |
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| aesthetic attitude that emerged in the last third of the 20th century, embracing the past (including modernism) but often in an eclectice manner, synthesizing a variety of approaches in a single work. Postmodernist composers felt obliged neither to avoid nor use tonality or atonality, conventional forms, and established genres. |
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| dance music in triple meter |
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| genre of music originally intended to keep soldiers in formation during movement, characterized by duple meter & steady tempo |
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| italian for "beautiful singing", a term used to describe a style of Italian opera in the first half of the 19th century that emphasized lyrical melodic lines, legato phrasing, and a seemingly effortless vocal technique |
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| fast closing section of an aria |
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-ambiguous chord
-F7#11#9 no third
-very famous, books have been written about it |
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| a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. |
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| symmetrical structure within which a unit of music progresses toward a midpoint and then more or less retraces its steps. |
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| odd time signatures such as 5/4 and 11/4 |
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| a proportion that occurs naturally as well as unconsciously in music because it "feels" right. Approx .618 |
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| a term used in music to describe unconventional, unorthodox, or non-traditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres. |
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| melodic/harmonic idiom first cultivated in the early decades of the 20th century, characterized by the abscence of a tonal center |
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| use of one key simultaneously |
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| a piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects on the string or hammer |
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| music where some/all of the composition is left to chance |
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| Genre of vocal music similar to pera in its musical elements (recitatives, arias, choruses), but performedwithout staging/costumes. Most revolved around religious subjects, but some are written on secular themes |
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| using extremely consonant chords to generate the sound of bells through the over tones that they create |
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| style that grew out of traditions of African American dance and flourished at the end of the 19th century and in the early decades of the 20th. usually in duple meter and has a lot of syncopation |
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| a genre of popular cuban dance music of the 19th centur |
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| dance developed from the "Prize Walks" held in the late 19th century, generally at get-togethers on slave plantations in the Southern United States. |
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| Victor Hugo, Le roi s'amuse |
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| a play written by Victor Hugo in 1832. While it depicts the escapades of Francis I of France, censors of the time believed that it also contained insulting references to King Louis-Philippe and banned it after one performance.[1] The lawsuit that Hugo brought to permit the performance of the play propelled him into celebrity as a defender of freedom of speech in France. |
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| Claude Monet,Impression: Sunrise |
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| a painting by Claude Monet. It gave rise to the name of the Impressionist movement. |
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Longfellow,
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| It is loosely based on the legends and ethnography of the Ojibwe and other Native American peoples. In overall conception, Longfellow's poem is very much a work of American Romantic literature, not a representation of Native American oral tradition. |
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Mallarmé, Afternoon of a Faun |
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| a well-known work and a landmark in the history of symbolism in French literature. It describes the sensual experiences of a faun who has just woken up from his afternoon sleep and discusses his encounters with several nymphs during the morning in a dreamlike monologue. |
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| Considered one of the most important works of Modernist literature,[1] it has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement" |
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| Famous expressionist painting |
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| Buchners unfinished and most famous play, Woyzeck, was notable as a literary work because the main characters were members of the working class. Published posthumously, it became the basis for Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck which premiered in 1925 |
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| a 1938 historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. It depicts the attempted invasion of Novgorod in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights of the Holy Roman Empire and their defeat by Prince Alexander, known popularly as Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263). |
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Green
Coca-‐Cola
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| exampele of serial form & minimalism |
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Reggio & Glass,
Koyaanisqatsi |
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| consists primarily of slow motion and time-lapse footage of cities and many natural landscapes across the United States |
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| A melodic passage or phrase, especially in Wagnerian opera, associated with a specific character, situation, or element. |
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| a work of art that makes use of all or many art forms or strives to do so. |
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| an opera house north of Bayreuth, Germany, dedicated solely to the performance of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner. |
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| "speech-voice" a style of vocal declamation that lies midway between speech and song. assoc. with schoenberg & berg |
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| “Age of Rossini and Beethoven” |
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| first 3 decades of the 19th century - these were the two preeminent composers - Rossini in opera and Beethoven in instrumental music |
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| dancing on the tips of your toes |
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| french nursery melody traditionally sung in a round |
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| "The russian ballets". Directed by Sergei Diaghilev, it is regarded as the greatest ballet company of the 20th century. |
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| Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. |
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| group of composers that included Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern |
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| repetition & patterns in art |
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| an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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LISTENING:
-slow medium tempo,
-inst intro,very delicate intro lots of strings->vox come in
SCORE:
-Andante, 3/4, Emaj
-Piano reduction
-for voice & orch
-dynamics |
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| Una cove poco fa (from the barber of seville) by G. Rossini |
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LISTENING:
-majestic happy med fast inst intro->vox: lots of "figaro" and "lalala"
-italian
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-piano vocal reduction
-scored for voice & orchestra
-Allegro vivace, 6/8 time |
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| Largo al factotum (from the barber of seville) by G. Rossini |
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LISTENING:
-vox come in, states title in first line
-driving inst background
-2 voices (one m one f)
-slows in middle
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-C time, Emaj, Allegro
-3 lines (1 vox+piano reduction for orch)
-lots of movement in orch |
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| Un di, se ben rammentomi - Act III from Rigoletto by G. Verdi |
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LISTENING:
-slow,recognizable intro, feat strings then horns come in, slowly builds
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:Andantino, Amaj,6/8 then switches to 3/4,Dmaj
-waltz is mostly quarters/eighth notes, 6/8 is mostly 32nd & 8th notes |
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| On the beautiful blue danube by J. Strauss |
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LISTENING:
-sounds very marchy
-energetic, driving
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-6/8,Ebmaj,3 lines (2 treble 1 bass)
-lots of horns |
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| King Cotton by J.P. Sousa |
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LISTENING:
-slow mysterious strings, haunting
-arabic vibe
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-3/8, Bb, allegreto
-large score
-held notes in winds, more movement in strings |
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| Danse Arabe by Tchaikovsky (from nutcracker) |
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LISTENING
-upward/downward piccolo sweeps in beginning
-call/response between high and low
-light
SCORE
-C time,Bb,Allegro moderato, 2 flutes,1 pic,2 clariniets,1 bass clar,cornet,glock,2 violin,viola,cello,bass
-higher inst play very high
-low inst play medium/low range |
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| Dancse Chinoise by Tchaikovsky (from nutcracker) |
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LISTENING
-fast driving strings, festive
-danceable
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2/4,Gmaj,larger score,tempo di trepak, molto vivace |
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| Danse Russe by Tchaikovsky (from nutcracker) |
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LISTENING
haunting slow intro
pause
dynamics
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-6/8,C,larger score,"langsam und schmachtend."
-sparse beginning, builds and gets more complex |
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| Prelude (from tristan und isolde) by wagner |
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LISTENING
moving intro swells&gets faster & builds til vox come in
-6/8
-movement in strings |
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| Isolde! Tristan! Act 1 scene 2 (from tristan und isolde) by wagner |
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LISTENING
-slow soulful intro very relaxing tranquil
-horn & strings
SCORE
-Largo,Db,C time
-starts with half notes in horns then strings come in |
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| Largo(second movement) (from symphony #9 in Em from the new world) by Dvorak |
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LISTENING
-begins with minor Frere Jacques
-haunting, slow, builds slowly
-builds to medium 4/4 slightly more upbeat
SCORE
-4/4,F, slow, "feierlich und gemessen,ohne zu schleppen"
-starts w 2 lines, contrabass & timp, then adds more inst |
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| Symphony no 1 in D maj, third movement by Mahler |
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LISTENING
-starts w/ dark haunting solo flute
-orch comes in rubato
SCORE
-9/8,Emaj,starts w 3 flutes
-adds more trhoughout, switches to 12/8 |
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| Prelude to an afternoon of a faun by Debussy |
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LISTENING
-solo piano
-starts w/ whole tone, searching sound
SCORE
-2/4,C, "modere" eighth notes =88
-lots of dynamic markings |
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| Voiles from Preludes, Book I by Debussy |
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LISTENING
-solo piano
-ragtime feel
-upbeat, happy
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-Eb,2/4,Allegro giusto
-lots of movement in left hand |
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| Golliwog's Cakewalk from Children's Corner Suite by Debussy |
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LISTENING
-English vox & piano
-"I think there must be a place..."
-starts med slow and builds in tempo/intensity
SCORE:
-3 lines, C,4/4
-lots of movement in left hand |
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| The things our fathers loved by Ives |
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LISTENING
-starts w strings drone
-atonal trumpet plays over the strings
SCORE:
-flutes,trpt,strings
-4/4,C,largo molto sempre |
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| The unanswered question by Ives |
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LISTENING
-haunting, delicate horns intro
-lots of elias
-builds in tempo/volume
SCORE
-starts in 4/4,C, Lento
-changes time signatures a few times
-7voices |
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| Introduction, Rite of Spring by Stravinsky |
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LISTENING
-heavy, dark 8th notes in strings
-syncopated horn hits
-builds in intensity and randomness
SCORE:
-2/4,Eb, tempo giusto
-lots of movement throughout the score
-at times all strings have same 8th part |
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| Augurs of Spring, from Rite of Spring, by Stravinsky from the |
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LISTENING:
-piano sweeps, eerie sounding
-sounds like the wind in a scary movie
SCORE:
-Tempo rubato
-bass clef
-uses letters and lines to dictate how the strings should be swept/struck |
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LISTENING
-starts w atonal xylophone,
strings come in searching
-drones in timp
SCORE
-adagio ca 66,4/4,C, tempo markings |
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| Music for Strings,Percussion, and Celesta 3rd movement by Bartok |
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LISTENING
-haunting atonal flute/vox
SCORE
-2 lines,flute and vox
-6/4,C,"sehr langame"
-vox say "de kranke mod" |
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| Sick moon from pierrot lunaire by schoenberg |
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LISTENING
-Vox/piano
-Vox says "crosses first line" THE TITLE
-atonal heavy piano, flute&strings comes back in
haunted
SCORE
Klavier &recitation
C time, c, langsame
lots of movement in left hand |
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| the crosses from pierrot lunaire by schoenberg |
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LISTENING
-vox says title first word "o alter duft"
-haunting vox/piano/clar/strings
SCORE
-4/4,C, "Bewegt", 5 lines + klavier |
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| O alter duft from pierrot lunaire by schoenberg |
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LISTENING:
-starts w trills
-very spacy, dissonant
SCORE
-"sehr langsam"
-3/4, C, lots of ppp and pp |
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| Five Pieces for String Quartet No.4 by Webern |
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LISTENING
-strings start w/ big gliss
-vox says "langsam, wozzeck, langsam!"
-then descends in madness, dissonance in strings
SCORE
-piano reduction, 2/4, C
-"sehr maBige Viertel" |
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| Langsam, Wozzeck, Langsam! Act 1 scene 1 from Wozzeck by Berg |
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LISTENING
-loud intro
-russian vox
-flute unison w/ vox
-slow middle
SCORE:
-"allegro risoluto"
-2/2,Eb, "arise ye russian people"
-large score |
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| Prokofiev's "Arise, People of Russia" from Alexander Nevsky |
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LISTENING:
-OUT clarinet, strings, piano
-searching quality
-clar and violin dancing around each other
SCORE:
-violin,clar, violincello, piano
-"bien modere, en poudroiement harmonieux
-3/4, Bb |
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| 1st Movement: Liturgy of Crystal (from Quartet for the end of time)- Messiaen |
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LISTENING
-repeated rhythmic patterns & themes
-string quartet
-minor
SCORE
-allegretto
-time signature changes from 2/2 to 3/4 in first 4 bars
-Bb |
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| String Quartet No. 8, Third Movement by Shostakovich |
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'LISTENING
-"let us sleep now" first line
-choir & vox
SCORE
-call/response between choir and tenor/baritone voices
-2/4, A
-"very quiet till the end" |
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| War Requiem: "let us sleep now" by Britten |
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LISTENING
very staccato, prepared piano
sounds like acoustic dubstep, glitchstep
SCORE
-piano
-2/4, C, quarter note=152
-time signature changes btwn 2/4 and 3/4 |
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| our spring will come by john cage |
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LISTENING
-very minimalistic
-loop based
-constant hi c on the piano
-major
SCORE
-53 seperate one measure patterns (numbered) |
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LISTENING:
-soft VOX
-repetition
SCORE:
4 part vocals (S,a,t,b)
-"O Weisheit"
-A, but No time sig
-lots of 2 part harmony in all 4 parts |
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| O Weisheit (O Wisdom) by Part |
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LISTENING
ragtime
solo piano
SCORE:
-"tempo di marcia"
-2/4, Ab
lots of 16th notes, steady 8th note pulse in left hand |
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| Maple leaf rag by scott joplin |
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