How can you, as a composer, make a structure interesting?
How can you, as a composer, make a structure interesting?
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- In this lesson, we will learn all about different Baroque structures. We will explore how to combine our own ideas with Pachelbel's Canon in a variety of structures, such as binary, ternary and rondo.
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10 Questions
Q1.
What is a passing note?
A missed out note
A repeated note
Q2.
What would a suitable passing note between D and F#?
B
G
Q3.
What does 'legato' mean?
Playing something in a harsh way.
Playing something in a short and spiky way.
Q4.
What does 'staccato' mean?
Playing something in a harsh way.
Playing something in a smooth way.
Q5.
What do we call melodic decorations in music?
Additions
Colour
Q6.
How can we make an elaborate melody?
Change the instrument
Change the speed
Q7.
How do you play this ornament?
You play it very short before another note
You play the note above very quickly
Q8.
What is this ornament and how do you play it?
A grace note - you play it very quickly before another note
A trill - you alternate between two notes very quickly
Q9.
What rhythm is used in melody 4?
Crotchet rhythm
Push rhythm
Q10.
Name one difference between melody 2 and 3.
Melody 2 is faster than melody 3
Melody 2 is lower than melody 3
10 Questions
Q1.
What does structure mean in music?
The order that you play the notes in
The way the melodies and chords fit together
Q2.
What letters represent Binary form?
ABA
ABACA
Q3.
What is 'Rondo' form?
AB
ABA
Q4.
What is ternary form?
AB
ABACA
Q5.
What form is a Da Capo aria in?
Binary
Rondo
Q6.
How is the A section varied in a Da Capo aria?
Dotted rhythms are added
Passing notes are added
Q7.
How would a performer in the Baroque era know what ornaments to use in the return of the A section?
They would be written on the music
They would listen to a recording
Q8.
What structure is this - 'It begins with a tune that is played on a solo instrument. This tune is then played by all the other instruments or voices in turn, but not necessarily at the same pitch’'
Binary
Canon
Q9.
What is this ornament and how do you play it?
A grace note - you play it very quickly before another note
A trill - you alternate between two notes very quickly
Q10.
Which composer write 48 Preludes and Fugues?
G.F Handel
Johann Pachelbel