Poulenc Listening
Stavinsky Pulcinella Suite -Mvt 1 Overture
Stavinsky Pulcinella Suite - Mvt 6 Gavotte
Stavinsky Pulcinella Suite -Mvt 7 Vivo
Poulenc Trio for Horn Trumpet and Trombone
Indentify the structure of each of these pieces of music and label the sections.
Use capital letters for Macro sections and smaller letters if you can spot the micro structure.
Top tip - look/listen out for music repeating and substantial changes to fins the sections
Chopin - Raindrop Prelude
Purcell - Extract from Abdelazer Suite
M Clementi - Sonatina Op 36 No. 4
Mozart Divertissimo
The Water is Wide by John Rutter
Please complete page 1 of your 'Advanced chord theory' sheet and watch these two videos.
Secondary dominants
Watch all of this video - I think it does a great job of explaining how to find this alternative chords.
Borrowed chords
Watch this video up to around 7.40. At this point he starts talking about modes, which are interesting but also a bit confusing. He mentions 'mixolydian' earlier, which is also a mode. I'll explain more in class.
Read and reply to the feedback given on last week's listening.
To get 5/5 on the last question:
mention lots of RELEVANT information
include reference to the effect the composer's choices have on the listener
Complete Q8 Listening Set 1.
You should listen THREE times, with a SEVEN minute pause at the end.
Create a knowledge organiser for Webern's Quartet Op 22: mvt 2.
Focus on what makes it typically expressionist and serialist
The notes here are EXHAUSTIVE. You will NOT need everything. Find the most important information that you find interesting/ memorable/ usable. (Karl, I'm looking at you).
Create a knowledge organiser for Schonberg's Peripetite. (I decided Pierrot Lunaire was too hideous)
Focus on what makes it typically expressionist
The notes here are simple. Use your aquired knowledge to add more. (year 12 ask your year 13 buddy as they studied this at GCSE)
Complete Q8 Listening Set 2.
You should listen THREE times, with a SEVEN minute pause at the end.
Create a knowledge organiser for 'A l'apres midi d'un faune' by Debussy.
Focus on what makes it typically impressionist
We will cover Debussy, the man, in lesson
The notes here are EXHAUSTIVE. You will NOT need everything. Find the most important information that you find interesting/ memorable/ usable.
In pairs, research and create a presentation or handout for one of the following composers (you need to divide the work between you!) This needs to be complete at the end of period 1.
Poulenc
Stravinsky
Hindemith
Prokofiev
Debussy
Ravel
You need the following information:
Key facts (dates, birth place, where they lived etc)
Influences (impact of location, historical context, composers they worked with or developed from)
Musical style (including events in their like which impacted their style)
Examples of standout pieces
Anything else interesting
Don't forget to actually listen to some of their music! Find something you like or can comment on.