Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Jeu Du Rapt (Melody (Modal Russian folk melody- played tremolando in…
Jeu Du Rapt
Melody
-
Played against a clashing dissonant accompaniment- creates a sense of excitement and raw, tribal energy.
W.L.- Stravinsky- Petrushka- The Shrove-Tide Fair- taken from a Russian folk melody on the mixolydian on E-flat. This conveys the excitement and bustle of the fair.
Played against clashing dissonant accompaniment- creates a sense of excitement and raw, tribal energy.
Coming together of all the parts, creating a sense of unity and purpose of the hunt from the previous clashing atmosphere but with an urgent, driving, tense atmosphere.
W.L.- Tchaikovsky- Nutcracker- Dance Of The Reed Pipes- although emphasising unity, a slow tempo, major key and use of reeds create a soothing atmosphere.
Coming together of all the parts, creating a sense of unity and purpose of the hunt from the previous clashing atmosphere but with an urgent, driving, tense character.
-
Rhythm
-
Polyrhythms at b.267-270 violins, violas and cell play 9/8 whilst the double basses play 4/8+5/8.
Conveys the aggressive and primitive nature of the ritual of abduction in the "abduction" portrays a blend of pagan Russia with the industrialised, modern machine age.
W.L.- Copland- The Cat And The Mouse- used to create tension and atmosphere of the chase of the mouse by the cat.
Cross-rhythms from b.271-276. Septuplets in the piccolo clarinet with tremolando on the piccolo, flutes and alto flute against contrasting semiquavers in the strings.
Creates a build-up of tension and drama before dissipating in the homophonic section which follows, highlighting an even more stark contrast between the 2 sections.
W.L. Langlais- Hymne d'Action des Graces- used in the middle section to emphasise the "Te Deum" melody over the accompaniment.