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Debussy Pagodes (Melody (melody based on pentatonic scale, scalic counter…
Debussy Pagodes
Melody
melody based on pentatonic scale
scalic counter melody left hand
new melody in octaves
oriental style melody
rumbling triplets
whole tone scale
high rippling ostinato of demisemi quavers
slendro scale
slurs like in gamalan music
Rhythm, metre and tempo
cross rhythms between triplets and quavers
demisemi quavers
moderately animated
syncopated chords in left hand
Harmony and Tonality
left hand chords to start
no thirds to make tonality sound unclear
gradually ascending octave left hand part
instrumentation
left hand and right hand piano
hand crossing
homophonic because of right hand melody and left hand accompaniment
Structure
loose turnery form
A
B
Aish
2 bar intro