Vaughn Williams - Is my Team Ploughing?

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  • Created on: 18-02-22 17:23
3 musical styles that influenced Vaughn Williams's music style
French Impressionism
English Folk
English Choral Tradition (Tudor Church music)
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The poet and name of the and the name of the poem collection that inspired 'On Wenlock Edge'
AE Housman
A Shropshire Lad
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When was 'On Wenlock Edge' Written?
1909
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Name 2 ways in which the music reflects French impressionism
parallel harmony
tremolo strings
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Why is the instrumentation installed weird?
Solo voice and piano quintet hadn't really been done before
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muted
con sordino
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Is the music for the Tenor voice virtuosic?
yeah
yeah
yeahhhh




no.
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At the beginning the tenor voice sings in a ---------- styles with free rhythm over ------ chords
recitative
static
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The type of modal harmony used
Dorian
*think of The Mask
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In the beginning of the song, the tenor melody could be described as --------
conjunct
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The element that frequently changes in this song
time sig
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At the beginning of the song the stings move ----------------
homorhythmically
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How does Vaughn Williams create a mysterioso feeling at the beginning of the song (harmonically)
D minor followed by G major chords
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The type of structure used
modified strophic
no chorus
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How does Williams disrupt the tonal centre of the song?
Chromaticism later in the song
modal harmony
dissonance
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What does una corda mean?
one string
i.e use the left soft pedal on the piano
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The poet and name of the and the name of the poem collection that inspired 'On Wenlock Edge'

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AE Housman
A Shropshire Lad

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When was 'On Wenlock Edge' Written?

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Name 2 ways in which the music reflects French impressionism

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Why is the instrumentation installed weird?

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