Out of 17 …

1. Instrumental forms: Ground bass. Continuo. Cadenza.

2. Classical forms: Strophic. Through-Composed. Da capo Aria, Cyclic

3. Pop song forms: Middle 8. Verse chorus. 12 bar blues.

4. Structures: Binary. Ternary. Call and Response. Rondo. Arch shape

5. Classical works: Concerto. Sonata. Symphony. Suite

Area of study 5 of 5Form and Structure

theme & variationsminuet & trio, scherzo & trio

1. Instrumental forms2. Classical song forms3. Pop song forms4. Structures5. Classical works

Question – What is Ground Bass?

TASK 1 Learn the bass line below.

TASK 2 Play the U2 song (with or without you at random points and play the bass line.

QUESTIONListen to these two excerpts what do they have in common with U2?

Händel - Chaconne mit 21 Variationen G-Dur HWV 435 - 1.39 onwards

Ground Bass Ground Bass Ground Bass Ground Bass Ground Bass Ground Bass Ground Bass

Other ideas which evolve as the piece progresses

The Classical concerto introduced the cadenza, a brilliant dramatic solo passage where the soloist plays and the orchestra pauses and remains silent.

1. Usually played towards the end of the first movement 2. Improvised and based on one or more themes from the first movement 3. Shows off the skills of the soloist 4. Often ends on a trill

Cadenza

Perform our own cadenza – Whoever the bomb explodes on will play a cadenza in C major. As the bomb explodes the music will stop.

Spot the candenza – Play from beginning Spot the candenza – Play from 7.40

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 FULL / Martha Argerich, piano - Charles Dutoit

Mozart Symphony 41 C Major -- KV 551 -- 4th Movement Molto

Allegro Cadenza TASK:

ContinuoONCE this has come up. The instrument that usually does the continuo is a harpsichord or low instrument like a cello.

Strophic

Elaborating a piece of music by repetition of a single formal section. In other words Just verses no choruses.

Same melody different words.

Aria A solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment, as in an opera.

ThroughComposed

Non sectional, non repetitive.

CyclicMultiple sections or movements, in which a theme

or melody, occurs in more than one movement as a unifying device. Sometimes a theme may occur at the beginning and end other times a theme occurs

in a different guise in every part

Mozart The Magic Flute Queen of the Night Aria

Haydn-"Farewell"Symphony No.45-Mov.1/4

Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique - March To The Scaffold

VERSE 1 VERSE 2Different words,

same music

VERSE 3Different words,

same music

Da capo A B A

Only the first 2 sections are written down. The instruction ‘da capo’ at the

end of section B tells the sing to return to section A.

: Middle 8. Verse chorus. 12 bar blues.

Binary Form

Ternary Form

Rondo Form

Research the following forms / structures. You will need to visually represent each form using the balloons provided. To help, you may wish to write on the balloon before blowing it up. Each section must have its own colour, if that section is repeated you must use the same colour. You have 15 minuets to complete the task. The winning group gets chocolate and a whole merit mark each.Ta

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Freddie mercury bitCall & Response

Arch shape???

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/western_tradition/sonata1.shtml

There are two types of concerto; 1. A large-scale composition for an orchestra and a soloist or

a group of soloists. 2. A composition for a solo instrumentsConcertos have three movements – fast, slow, fast. There are

two types of concerto…

1. Concerto grosso is written for a group of solo instruments and a larger ensemble / Orchestra.

2. Solo concerto is written for one solo instrument and orchestra.

Revision. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/classicalorchestral/classicalrev6.shtml

Concertos have three movements – fast, slow, fast. There are two types of concerto…

Talk about Bach harpsichord concerto blah blah

Revision. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/classicalorchestral/classicalrev6.shtml

DO ONE OF THESE!!!!! Questions

Gary Moore – Parisienne walkways Intro – What 2 ornaments can be heard?

Bach – Fantasia in C minor – Which Ornaments can be heard?

Lord of this world – Black Sabbath – What ornament is heard in the opening unaccompanied guitar riff?

Glissando Trill Pitch bend Turn

Glissando Trill Pitch bend Acciaccatura

Trill Portamento Mordent Acciaccatura

Portamento Turn Apoggiatura Gliss

BrMind blowing slide guitar blues solo– What ornament can be heard?

Händel - Chaconne mit 21 Variationen G-Dur HWV 435 - Eberhard Kraus – What ornament can be heard?

Glissando Trill Pitch bend Acciaccatura

• This needs sorting big time!!!!!!!• Baroque orchestra – Tomaso Albinoni• Baroque uses ornamentation etc!!• Theme and variation -

http://www.erikscull.com/portfolio/assets/flash/variationswcopland.html

theme and variation

A A A A A

sonata Exposition (A)

Development (B)Recapitulation (A1)

minuet & trio

A BTriple time (6/8, 3/4)

‘Classical’ dance

ground bass

C

Repeated ‘ground’ bass line, with layers added over the top.

B BA A A

arch-shape

scherzo

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