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Area of study 4 - Coggle Diagram
Area of study 4
Ways that classical composers experimented with musical elements
Tempo
Fast, slow
Texture
Changing more than once within a piece and perhaps extremely - Polyphony
Melody
Angular or disjunct/fragmented, based on motifs
Rhythm
Syncopation, complex rhythms
Dynamics
Extreme changing
Instruments
Experimented with musical groupings/unusual combinations
Structure
irregular phrase lengths
Minimalistic
Made up of constantly repeated cells/motifs called loops
Simpler than expressionism
gradual building of texture/dynamics
doesn't really have a melody - can't sing along to it
Diatonic harmony
Minimalistic compositional techniques
Drones
Long held or constantly repeated note(s)
Ostinato/Looping
Short repeated melody or rhythm
Layering
Building up layers of music
Augmentation
Playing the cell/motif twice as slow then twice as slow again.
Diminution
Playing the cell/motif twice as fast then twice as fast again.
Note addition
Extending the motif by a note each time it is repeated
Note subtraction
Shortening the motif by a note each time it is repeated
Metamorphosis
Gradually changing the melody each time it is repeated
Static harmony
Slowly changing from one chord to another by changing one note at a time
Phasing
Playing an identical but slightly shorter motif against a longer one until they come back into phase
Rhythmic displacement
Accenting different parts of a rhythm on each repeat for rhythmic interest
Orchestral music of Copland
El Salon Mexico 1936
Written as a single symphonic movement
draws heavily on traditional Mexican music
Derived from 4 different Mexican songs but never fully quotes them
Introduction is based on the song El Palo Verde and alternates between 3/4 and 6/8
Due to its origin in Mexican music, the key musical elements used are rhythm and metre
Fanfare For the Common man 1642
Was written for the USA's entry into the 2nd World War
The scoring is for brass and percussion
The entire piece is based on one simple motif which is then used throughout in different ways
The introduction is performed on Timpani and Bass Drum which firmly established key through the use of tonic and dominant notes
'Saturday Night Waltz' From Rodeo 1942
Western style ballet
Main melody is taken from an old western folk song called 'I ride an old paint.'
stand alone piece