Electric Counterpoint
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- Created on: 16-04-16 17:19
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Electric Counterpoint - Steve Reich
Background:
- Electric Counterpoint has 3 movements - it is the 3rd movement that we are studying
Harmony&Tonality:
- Tonally ambiguous
- Begins in G major/E minor
- Changes to Eb major/C minor
- No modulation - sudden key change
- Diatonic harmony - not dissonant (no accidentals)
- Alternation between keys
Melody:
- Additive melody when bass guitars enter
- Begins with a short melodic cell
- When the canon is being built up it uses a resultant…
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