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Pergolesi
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1732
Chamber music w/flute and violin with lead melody and the accompaniment is the harpsichord/cello.
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Suite from the Ballet “Pulcinella”
Sinfonia
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Stravinsky
1919
-concerto grosso
-Based on the themes of Pergolesi, but instead of trio, it uses an orchestra.
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Suite from the Ballet “Pulcinella”
Serenata
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Stravinsky
1919
-serenade
-orchestral colors are clear and simple
-the beginning features an oboe/clarinet sound
-you can hear either mainly clarinet or sad violins
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Suite from the Ballet “Pulcinella”
Scherzino
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Stravinsky
1919
Fashioned from a ballet score
-A little more than half way through you can hear the violins interacting with horns, almost like they’re interrupting each other.
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Suite from the Ballet “Pulcinella”
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Piu Vivo
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Stravinsky
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1919
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-10 seconds long
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-Flute just piping quickly for 10 seconds.
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Suite from the Ballet “Pulcinella”
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Allegro
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Stravinsky
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1919
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Somewhat quick, almost like imagining a fox chase. Lively with strings performing fast and woodwind soloists have short solos?
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Couperin
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1715
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From a suite of dances for solo harpsichord (baroque).
Lots of ornate melodic embellishments.
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Prelude (Piano version)
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Ravel
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1914
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-Feathery quality
-Blur of impressionist music, yet also neo-classic
-Piano reflects interest in harpsichord.
-Hands on piano remained mostly in middle of keyboard.
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Prelude (Orchestral version)
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Ravel
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1914
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The beginning is very soft and features oboe, and eventually an orchestra joins and crescendos before leaving it to oboe solo again.
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Rigaudon (Piano)
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Ravel
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1914
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Piano sounds like it’s dancing/jumping around. Lots of dynamics from the piano. Half way through it softens up to piano volume and gets louder near the end.
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rigaudon (orchestra)
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Ravel
1914
The orchestra performs very fast, and just like the piano version, it showcases lots of dynamics.
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Schoenberg
1925
A canon for a capella chorus
-You can hear the female voices overlap the male voices and vice versa.
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| Da Pacem, Domine (plainsong) |
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Anonymous
Middle Ages
-Monophonic Gregorian chant, free of meter with one breath phrases.
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Stravinsky
1930
-Gothic character
E minor bumps
Alto voiced women singing
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The Notre Dame Mass
Gloria
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Machaut
1360
-Gregorian chant
-surprising harmonic movements
-rugged rhythms
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Mass in G
“Gloria (2nd movement)”
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Poulenc
1937
rugged rhythms and surprising harmonic movements
-female voices
-baroque sounding
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Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin
“Passacaglia”
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Bach
1720
Dance suite for solo violin
-uses double stop approach
-there is counter point & harmony even though there is only one performer
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Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin
Mvmt 1, “Ciaccona”
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Bartock
1944
-Has interesting half steps where you would not expect it.
-Has hints of folk-music
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Mozart
1791
Requires great skill from singers (power, agility, vocal range, ect.)
-Based on story of Queen of the Night
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Rake’s Progress
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“Ann Truelove’s Recitative and Aria”
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Stravinsky
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1951
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-“Modern” form of opera
-“Old fashioned” yet revolutionary
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The Gambit
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Last movement “Checkmate”
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Mariano
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1957
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Jazz Suite
-Features improvisations by soloists
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