What is the role of the Tenor Pan and Double Second?
The top two parts carry the melody (mostly in unison, but occasionally in 3rds: bar 15, and a brief descant line: bars 27-33).
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What is the role of the Double Tenor?
1st half of A: syncopated, ostinato-like figure, then semibreve harmonic filling for the rest of the piece
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What is the role of the Four-Pan cello?
It acts like a tenor part, playing minims and semibreves
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What is the role of the Bass pan?
Play triadic shapes, and the 'habanera' rhythm
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Describe the structure
AABAvAvB. There is no musical contrast in the piece.
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Describe the A Section:
16 bars long, features 2 ideas: 1) Yellow Bird motive: 4 bars long, repeated. This defines the structure. 2) Based on repeated, syncopated, upwards arpeggio-like figures.
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Describe the B section:
9 bars long, with three 2-bar phrases and one 3 bars in length. Based on arpeggio and syncopation.
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What is the tonality of this piece?
G major.
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Is there a recurring note?
Yes, a recurring C# that is a chromatic, lower auxiliary note
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Describe the harmony
Based on 3 diatonic primary chords of G major: G, C and D. There is the use of a dominant 9th chord: bar 15. Occasional added 7ths: G7 and D7. The harmonic rhythm is 1 or 2 chords per bar.
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What is the metre?
4/4, but feels more like duple time.
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What is the tempo?
Fast
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Explain the types of rhythm used
1) Syncopation: derives from Latin American, Samba and Caribbean Calypso. 2) Claves Rhythm: Latin American, in lower drums and melodic rhythm: 2 dotted crotchets and a crotchet. 3) Habanera Rhythm: repeated bass rhythm (common in Cuban music).
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Describe the texture
4/5 part textures
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Describe the Yellow Bird melody in Section A
First 4 bars, limited in pitch range (only uses B, C, C# and D).
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Describe the link melody in Section A
Links Yellow Bird and 2nd idea: 3 note chromatic figure: bar 8.
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Describe the 2nd idea in Section A
Sequential: bars 9 and 10. Based on repeated, syncopated rhythms. Upwards arpeggio figures (uplifting mood) followed by drop of 7th, 8th or 9th.
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Describe the melody in Section B
Triadic, syncopated and made up of arpeggios
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Do Sections A and B have similar endings?
Yes, they both descent in 3rd of the tenor pan and double second
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