** 2013 Music HL Before/After **

Breloom

Hi guys, was wondering if anyone could resolve this for me:

For the Barry question in 2011, section B2 came up and it asked:
"This excerpt features a change in texture. Explain."

I was wondering what this was because we were just told it was polyphonic throughout!

Thanks.

_LilyRose_

Breloom wrote: »

Hi guys, was wondering if anyone could resolve this for me:

For the Barry question in 2011, section B2 came up and it asked:
"This excerpt features a change in texture. Explain."

I was wondering what this was because we were just told it was polyphonic throughout!

Thanks.

Is that the section where it's played five times with instruments added in each time, getting louder. Then the fourth time is really soft and then it gets loud again for the fifth?
Sorry if none of that makes sense!

Breloom

_LilyRose_ wrote: »

Is that the section where it's played five times with instruments added in each time, getting louder. Then the fourth time is really soft and then it gets loud again for the fifth?
Sorry if none of that makes sense!

Does adding an extra instrument in count as a change in texture?

_LilyRose_

Breloom wrote: »

Does adding an extra instrument in count as a change in texture?

Yeah it's a "fuller texture"

Breloom

_LilyRose_ wrote: »

Yeah it's a "fuller texture"

That's a relief. Thanks!

HankScorpio_

kevin12345 wrote: »

Just had a grinds session with my teacher there. She said she's expecting Tchaikovsky for q1and to know the solfa for the themes! She's anticipating that the coda might be asked! Dance/sean nos/fusion for Irish music. Harp/composer/dances for essay!

Major + major for melody and harmony!

Solfa? Is that like being able to write the actual score?
Also, does anyone know the definitions I should learn for Tchaikovsky?
It's my favourite piece to listen to, but I find it so hard to study

HankScorpio_

Also, does anyone have a sample answer of what to say if they ask your opinion on Barry?
I always say I like it (it's easier) and give valid reasons why but can never seem to get full marks..

Acciaccatura

HankScorpio_ wrote: »

Also, does anyone have a sample answer of what to say if they ask your opinion on Barry?
I always say I like it (it's easier) and give valid reasons why but can never seem to get full marks..

Did you ever mention because it's a prime example of the contemporary 20th century genre of music (something like that)? Examiners love that crap

Edit: I don't have sample answer, sorry

HankScorpio_

Acciaccatura wrote: »

Did you ever mention because it's a prime example of the contemporary 20th century genre of music (something like that)? Examiners love that crap

Edit: I don't have sample answer, sorry

Nope, I've never thought about that! Great idea, cheers

NMCOC

HankScorpio_ wrote: »

Solfa? Is that like being able to write the actual score?
Also, does anyone know the definitions I should learn for Tchaikovsky?
It's my favourite piece to listen to, but I find it so hard to study

The definitions our teacher told us to learn we're PRogramme music and concert overture, hope this helps

Acciaccatura

HankScorpio_ wrote: »

Nope, I've never thought about that! Great idea, cheers

No bother sure, it's the kind of stuff I come out with when I'm stuck tbh :P Oh, I'll get some Tchaikovsky definitions for you and post them up later

NMCOC

What do people think q. 1 will be

HankScorpio_

NMCOC wrote: »

What do people think q. 1 will be

Bohemian Rhapsody.. if only

andrew369

NMCOC wrote: »

What do people think q. 1 will be

Romeo and Juliet or (good help us) Barry. If only Bohemian hadn't been up last year.

Keggers2

Hey guys, found this really hand Youtube playlist, give it watch or two, really helped me get my mind straight!

The detail is fairly light, but it's handy as an overview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeJ0kWIHqhg&list=RD24hH6z9zxeSJ4

HankScorpio_

Quick question.. is the 7th movement in Bach the only one with a Picardy 3rd?

LpPepper

HankScorpio_ wrote: »

Quick question.. is the 7th movement in Bach the only one with a Picardy 3rd?

Movement 1 has one too...

Dude Love 1

HankScorpio_ wrote: »

Quick question.. is the 7th movement in Bach the only one with a Picardy 3rd?

What's a picardy 3rd? I still have to go over Bach later!

LpPepper

Dude Love 1 wrote: »

What's a picardy 3rd? I still have to go over Bach later!

It's called "Tierce de Picardie" - it's when on the final chord in a minor key, the major 3rd is introduced into the final chord. As in Movement 1, it's in Gminor but the final chord is a G Major.

Dude Love 1

Keggers2 wrote: »

Hey guys, found this really hand Youtube playlist, give it watch or two, really helped me get my mind straight!

The detail is fairly light, but it's handy as an overview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeJ0kWIHqhg&list=RD24hH6z9zxeSJ4

Had a look at that this morning, its handy the way Tchaikovsky is done in sections rather than one big 20 minute video where you have to stop and start!!

HankScorpio_

Dude Love 1 wrote: »

What's a picardy 3rd? I still have to go over Bach later!

Basically raising the 3rd of a minor chord a semitone to make it sound major

Acciaccatura

Tchaikovsky definitions, as promised:

Programme music: Instrumental music that tells a story
Concert overture: A concert piece in one movement for an orchestra, usually (but not in this case) before an opera, oratorio or cantata
"Fantasy Overture": Tchaikovsky's imaginative approach to the story; selecting 3 images to portray through music instead of giving a musical description of the drama
Transposing instruments: An instrument for which the music is written at a different pitch from that at which it is sounded.


Here are some playing instructions which I wouldn't worry about too much, but just in case:

Con Sordini: Play with a mute on the strings
Senza sordini: Play without a mute
Pizzicato: Play the strings plucked
Tremolo: Rapid reiteration of a note on strings by a quick succession of backwards and forward movement of the bow - trembling effect
a.2 : Both instruments play the same line
poco a poco stringendo accelerando: Little by little increase the speed
molto meno mosso: much less movement
dolce ma sensible: Sweetly but sensitively
Andante non tasto-quasi moderato: not too slow, almost moderato
poco piu f: A little louder
div./divisi : Divided strings
Allegro giusto: fast and lively in strict time
crescendo molto: getting much louder
amoroso: emotionally and tenderly, lovingly
sempre: always
moderato assai: At a very moderate speed

NMCOC

Does anyone know a definition for a countermelody and counterpoint?

kevin12345

Queen Glossary of terms:

A Capella - Unaccompanied singing in one or more parts
Antiphony - Call and response singing
Backbeat - Accenting beats 2 and 4 usually with snare drum
Bends - Guitar technique, pitch of note is altered by pushing string up and down.
Distortion- Overloading the speaker by using the foot pedal on a guitar.
Falsetto - Vocal technique, singing in a high artificial register.
Flanging - Production technique, sound waves are taken apart and put back out of synch.
Glissando - Sliding over the notes.
Lick - A short lead guitar line from guitar solo.
Multi-tracking - Production technique, tracks are entered in machine then mixed.
Overdubbing - Production technique, one part is recorded over another.
Panning - Production technique, sound moves from left to right speaker.
Reverb - Echo effect.
Riff - A short repeated phrase (like an ostinato)
Vibrato - A fast and slight variation in pitch. (wobble!)

HPMS

YES! Finally, I can differentiate between the C sections in Barry (besides C5 and C6, because they're exactly the same just up one semitone). Never thought I'd see the day!

I think it'll either be Barry or Tchaikovsky for Qs1 tomorrow, I don't really mind either but would probably prefer Tchaikovsky even though I love Barry!

Undeadfred

Could someone post a list of Bach Definitions? They're the most important i think

kevin12345

Undeadfred wrote: »

Could someone post a list of Bach Definitions? They're the most important i think

Aria - A song like movement for solo voices
Chaconne - LIke a ground bass but where the vocal and instrumental ostinato figure moves out of the bass into the instrumental and vocal parts.
Chorale - A hymn tune
Continuo - A bass instrument
Figured Bass: Numbers under the continuo part which gives the player a harmonic outline which is then filled in.
Ground Bass - A repeating musical figure heard in the bass.
Imitation - Direct or indirect repetition of a musical idea by another voice/inst.
Melisma - Singing many notes per syllable
Polyphony - A musical texture based on two or more independent melody lines.
Recitative - A speech like setting of text for voice with continuo acc. or with continuo and instruments.
Ritornello - A recurring theme which makes frequent appearances.
Syllabic - One note per syllable.
Word-painting - Musically highlighting a word in a way which draws attention to its meaning.

andrew369

Jackson has put his predictions up at last for music. Won't be too bad if he is right.

Acciaccatura

andrew369 wrote: »

Jackson has put his predictions up at last for music. Won't be too bad if he is right.

I would nearly put a tenner on the harping tradition coming up for the Irish music essay yoke.

Much as I love him and his ballets are cool, I will cry if Tchaikovsky comes up in q.1 BACH

HankScorpio_

andrew369 wrote: »

Jackson has put his predictions up at last for music. Won't be too bad if he is right.

My dream paper..