Grieg Norwegian March
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- Created on: 12-03-23 13:47
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- Grieg Norwegian March
- Dynamics and articulation
- The largest dynamic contrast is through section B which starts very quietly and ends very very loudly
- Textural dynamics are very common in this piece as the full capabilities of the piano are tested
- The slurred aspects of a Norwegian Gangar are represented in the slurs of this music
- Rhythm tempo meter
- The piece is in 6/8 which is really unusual for a march but helps to convey the 'gangar' feel to the music
- Section B consists of just a semiquaver rhythmic motif
- Texture
- There is a lot of parallel textures in octaves, especially in A' when textural dynamics really come into play
- Structure
- The piece is in alternate ternary form I:ABA':Icoda
- Section B is characterised by the semi quaver motif and A' has the chain of suspensions and octavey goodness
- The piece is partially inspired by a Norwegian gangar and by a traditional march
- Melody
- Two quaver anacrusis present throughout
- Lots of ornaments (most common is the mordent written as an acciaccatura)
- Sequencing is common through the cycle of 5ths and intervallic augmentation through this cycle in section B
- Harmony
- Tonic key is C major
- Modulates to the dominant twice through section A
- Section B very creatively takes you through a chromatic cycle of 5ths from G back round to G again
- A' is by far the most harmonically interesting section as it starts with a chain of suspensions and then modulates so that the right hand is playing in Ab major and the left hand jumps between Ab minor and F minor (the tonic and relative minors)
- Dynamics and articulation
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