Music Overviews - Special Events, Film, Orchestral Landmarks sds 1.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? MusicGCSEAll boards Created by: Tom AllenCreated on: 14-06-10 13:19 Formal Ocassions and Informal Fanfares - Weddings, Funerals, Coronations (Royal and Military) - Arrivals Operas - don't have to be relgious - the recitative is where the plot unfolds, arias are times when solo singers can show off Oratorios - Operas but religious Odes are poetry set to music - For praise Ovetures - Set the mood for the ocassion Informal Best when simple and lots of repetiton, easy for everyone to sing Anacrusis makes it easy for everyone to join in together 120-180bpm so people can dance Synthesised sounds Repetition, sequences and riffs 5 minutes 1 of 6 Film Music Leitmotif - A reccuring piece of music that reprents a main object, character etc Imitation can represent chase Dissonant - Unpleasant sounding - Used in horror Horror Calm Major Keys - Represent false sense of security in horror Sometimes come back altered Ostinato - Repeated pattern Sustained notes - Suspense Music represnt what is going on and where. 2 of 6 Classical (1750 - 1800) Small Orchestra Strings dominate Tunes Balanced, clear two or four bar phrases Elegant and light Most diatonic Always either in major or minor Clear rhythms Constant tempo and metre Mostly homophonic and occasionally polyphonic 3 of 6 Late Classical (1800 - 1830) Expanded orchestra - trombones, double bassoons, piccolos, extra strings and horns Dramatic Sound Single theme Most diatonic harmony Always in a major or minor key Clear cadence Driving rhythms Mostly homophonic and occasionally polyphonic 4 of 6 Romantic (1830 - 1900) Very large orchestra with varied percussion Long, singable tunes Often build to a climax Lots of chromatic notes Lots of modulation Lots of tempo changes and rubato Some syncopation Varied texture 5 of 6 Twentieth Century Large and Small orchestras Non instrumental and electronic sounds Traditional instruments played in new and unusual ways Very varied Wide leaps Fragmented - Notes dotted around different parts Key often not clear Bi-tonality and atonality common Metre and tempo change often Poly rhythm Ostinato Huge contrasts in texture 6 of 6
GCSE Music Area of Study 2 - Bernstein: Something's Coming 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating Teacher recommended
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