1. Music Set Works: AOS1
GCSE REVISION

2. Handel- And the Glory of the Lord
STRUCTURE Based on 4 motifs which are weaved together throughout the piece
TONALITY
A Major
Modulates to E Major twice and B Major once
TEMPO/RHYTHM
Allegro
3/4 but some use of Hemiola (gives a feel of 2/4)
TEXTURE
Homophonic. One instance of monophonic (b.108/9)
INSTRUMENTATION
Full Baroque Orchestra:
Oboes, bassoons, trumpets, strings, basso continuo (Cello & organ)
DYNAMICS
Terraced
HARMONY
Closes with a plagal cadence
RELEASED
In 1742
VOCALS
Written for a SATB choir

3. Mozart- Symphony no 40 in G minor
TEXTURE
Homophonic.
Polyphonic in development section
STRUCTURE
Sonata form
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Coda
HARMONY
Simple and clear (tonic & dominant)
In development chromatic harmonies are used
DYNAMICS
Begins piano, which is unusual for a Classical symphony
Transition is forte all the way through with sfz
TONALITY
G minor 1st subject
Bb major 2nd subject
TEMPO
Molto Allegro
RELEASED
In 1788
INSTRUMENTATION – strings & ww & horns
No percussion, No trumpets

4. Chopin- Prelude no 15 in D flat Major
TONALITY
SECTION A: D flat Major
SECTION B: C sharp minor
TEXTURE
Homophonic
Raindrop motif is doubled in octaves
Sustain pedal
STRUCTURE
Ternary form (A B A coda)
TEMPO
Slow and held back
Rituendo at end
DYNAMICS
SECTION A: p (piano)
SECTION B: crescendo and diminuendos used. Builds up to ff (fortissimo).
CODA: f (forte) then diminuendos to p (piano)
HARMONY
Rich harmony used
Melody harmonised in 6ths
RELEASED
1838
INSTRUMENTATION
Piano

5. Music Set Works: AOS2
GCSE REVISION

6. Arnold Schoenberg- Peripetie
TONALITY
Atonal (no particular key)
TEMPO/RHYTHM
Marked “Sehr rasch” which means very fast
Rhythm is complicated and fragmented
STRUCTURE Free Rondo form Five sections
DYNAMICS
Wide range of extreme dynamics ranging from pianissimo to fortissimo
INSTRUMENTATION
HUGE Orchestra!
Instruments play extremes of pitch
MELODY
Klangfarbenmelodie
The piece is gelled together with melodic fragments spread around different instruments
Hauptstimme: principal voice (melody)
Nebenstimme: secondary voice (melody)
HARMONY
Dissonance (clashing notes)
Hexachords (group of 6 notes)
Compliment (6 notes not used in the 1st hexachord)
RELEASED
In 1909
TEXTURE
contrasting and polyphonic

7. Steve Reich- Electric Counterpoint
TEXTURE
Layered
Repetitive
Polyphonic
HARMONY
Is static and does not change very often
STRUCTURE
Gradually develops in complexity as layers are added
DYNAMICS
Solo part fades in and out through out the piece
Finishes fortissimo
RELEASED
In 1987
TONALITY
E minor &
C minor
(hint: look at the title, Electric Counterpoint)
MELODY
Short patterns (cells) and riffs in ostinato style
INSTRUMENTATION
One live guitarist
7 pre-recorded electric guitars and 2 bass guitars

8. Leonard Bernstein- Something's Coming
TEXTURE
Thick texture due to the large orchestra
Layered parts
STRUCTURE
Intro
Sec A
Sec B
Sec B1
Sec B2
Outro
TEMPO
Allegro
176 bpm
DYNAMICS
Begins softly
Forte in bars 21-39
RELEASED
1958
TONALITY
D major
INSTRUMENTATION
Tenor solo voice
Big orchestra
Lots of Latin American instruments used
MELODY
Uses Jazz “blue” notes
The melody is based on the opening riff
HARMONY
Uses tritones to create a sense of impending doom

9. Music Set Works: AOS3
GCSE REVISION

10. Miles Davis- All Blues STRUCTURE 12 Bar Blues Intro Head Solos outro
MELODY
Very lyrical and sparse
Solos are IMPROVISED
TEMPO/RHYTHM
Marked Moderato
6/4 time signature
DYNAMICS
Mostly mf except for some very loud trumpet sections
TEXTURE
simple texture. Mainly homophonic
TONALITY
G modal – mixolydian mode
Altered chords: D7#9 Eb7#9 (bars 9 & 10)
RELEASED
In 1959
TIMBRE
Mellow timbre due to the use of the trumpet mute and ghost notes
INSTRUMENTATION
Frontline: Trumpet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax,
Rhythm section: Piano, Double Bass, Drums

11. Jeff Buckley- Grace STRUCTURE VOCALS RELEASED 3 verses In 1994
2 choruses
VOCALS
Jeff Buckley sings Falsetto for parts of the piece (as high as a girl)
He also uses vibrato and scoops up to up to notes.
RELEASED
In 1994
INSTRUMENTATION
Full rock band including-
Electric guitars
Bass guitars
Drums
TONALITY
Fm intro
D link
Em mostly thereafter
DYNAMICS
The piece starts quietly
The dynamics are increased when more instruments join in.
TECHNOLOGY
Overdubbing, Flanger, EQ
Delay, Reverb
echo
MELODY
Short patterns and riffs in ostinato style
TONALITY
E minor

12. Moby- Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?
STRUCTURE
VERSE- “why does my heart feel so bad” sample
CHORUS- “these open doors” sample
Divided into two 8 bar sections
DYNAMICS
Moderate throughout
TEMPO RHYTHM
98 bpm
4/4 four to the floor)
TONALITY
A minor
HARMONY
Verse: Am Em G D
Chorus first time: C C Am Am C C Am Am
Chorus on loop: F F C C F F C C
RELEASED
1999
INSTRUMENTATION
Synthesised strings
Sub bass
Keyboard
Made on a Cubase
MELODY
Samples taken from 1950’s Gospel music- The Shining Light choir
TEXTURE
Builds up as more instruments are added with each section

13. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad - Moby, for GCSE Music
I have always found it really hard to trevise for the set pieces in music and quizzes are the only thing that really help me, so I hope this benifits you as well.
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Moby used ideas from lots of other types of music, which of these influences are correct?
Ambient, Hip-Hop and Techno
Jazz, Electronic, Techno
Rock, Hip-Hop and R
Techno and Electronic
What instrument plays the introduction?
Synthesized strings
Drums
Piano
Sub bass
There is the use of Studio FX effects in this piece, what effect does compression have?
Remove the background noise
prevent the audi from sounding destorted and therefore removing any unwanted noise
Prevent audio from sounding distorted or improving the audibility of sound in noisy environments
Improve the quality of sound to block out noisy environments
In the Chorus the piano uses rhythmic chords
True
False
What musical instruments and features are in the 1st Verse?
Piano and synthesized strings
Just piano
Rhythmic piano chords and sub bass
Piano, hip-hop drum beat, sub bass and synthesized strings
What instrument does the piece finish with?
Synthesizer strings
Drumbeat
Vocals
Synthesized organ notes
When does the first reverb effect come in?
Bridge
Chorus
After Bridge section
Verse 2
The Musical Ideas in this piece are, changing texture, synthesizers and electronic effects?
There are 4 bars in each section
Music Set Works: AOS4
GCSE REVISION

14. Capercaillie- Skye Waulking Song
MELODY
Simple and repetitive melody
Sung in Scots Gaelic
Based on a Pentatonic scale
Vocables used (nonsense syllables)
STRUCTURE Strophic verses 2 sections No chorus
TEMPO/RHYTHM
Steady and consistent as they worked to the beat.
12/8
TEXTURE
Mainly homophonic.
Heterophonic in instrumental when uilleann pipes play along with fiddle
DYNAMICS
In the first section the dynamics are piano
In the second section the dynamics are forte and fade out at the end
TONALITY
E minor and G major
TIMBRE
All instruments play in their middle range so there are no particularly high or low notes.
INSTRUMENTATION
Trad- flute, fiddle, bouzouki, uilleann pipes
Modern- drums, electric piano, guitar
RELEASED
2000

15. Rag Desh STRUCTURE INSTRUMENTATION Alap Jor Jhala
Gat (instrumental)/Bandish (vocal)
INSTRUMENTATION
Sitar- lead instrument
Tambura- backing instrument
Tabla- pair of drums
Sarod, Sarangi, Bansuri, Shenai, Harmonium
HARMONY
Harmony is created by the Tambura playing drone based on two notes
The sitar part with the drone augments the harmony
MELODY
No melody- lead instrument improvises on the notes of the raga
RHYTHM
Rhythm cycle (tala) based on a set number of beats called “matras” and these are divided into groups called “vibhags”
The tabla player improvises on the tala
TONALITY
Non-tonal
DYNAMICS
Improvised

16. Koko- Yiri
DYNAMICS
Master drummer signals changes in rhythm and dynamics to control the build up and release of tension.
STRUCTURE
Call and response
Repetition
TEMPO
Unvaried
Regular beat
RELEASED
1994
IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS
Rhythmic cycles, Ostinatos
Accents, polyrhythms, cross rhythms
Oral tradition
TONALITY
Strong sense of Gb major tonality
INSTRUMENTATION
Drums: Djembe, Dundun,
Donno (talking drum).
Bafalon (xylophone)
Flute
Mbira (Thumb piano)
Vocals
TEXTURE
Monophonic (start)
Heterophonic (2 balaphones)
Polyphonic
MELODY
Lots of improvisation