Second Year. Unit 8. Instrumental | Vocal music. Listenig activities

The term genre is used to identify particular categories of arts. Music can be divided into many genres according to a number of criteria such as instrumentation, musical contents and so on.


Listening activities / Audiciones pg. 1

1a. De lucis ante terminum
1b. Fifth Symphony by L.V. Beethoven

Examples

Instrumental music. Night train, Duke Ellington

• Orchestral music. Symphony Nº 4. London. Franz Joseph Haydn. 
• Chamber music. String quartet op 59, Nº 1. Razumovsky. Ludwig van Beethoven.

Vocal music. Firework. Katy Perry.

• A capella (without instrumental accompaniment). Star Wars.
• Accompanied (with instrumental accompaniment). Route 66. Manhattan Transfer.
• Choral. Performed by a choir. Slaves chorus. Nabucco. Verdi

Second Year. Unit 8. Surfing the net

Surfing the net (pg. nº 4)

You have to find information about the following musical works to complete the table:

1. The Nutcracker
2. Cats (musical)
3. Peter Grimes
4. West Side Story (film)

En el apartado «plot» debéis sintetizar al máximo o bien completar en hoja aparte.
En «additional information» incluid algún aspecto de la obra que sea llamativo o relevante.

Polyphony

Polyphonic textures:

• Homophonic texture (Homophony): Choral from the 147 Cantate. J. S. Bach

• Melody dominated (Accompanied melody): Prelude in E Minor. Frederic Chopin.  Moonlight Sonata. L.V. Beethoven; Blowin' in the wind. Bob Dylan.

•  Contrapuntal texture (Counterpoint): Kyrie. Mass for four voices. William Byrd

• Songs that use counterpoint

• Example of counterpoint

• Musical textures

• Musical textures

Monophonic texture

Examples of monophonic texture:

Firework. Kate Perry (soloist).
Plainchant (choral).
Trøllabundin. Eivør (rhythmic accompaniment).

Harmony

 Chords and arpeggios

Chords and arpeggios 1

Chords and arpeggios 2

Arpeggios

Major and minor chords

Major and minor chords, What's the difference?

Major and minor chords

9 famous Major Classical Pieces but in Minor

 Consonance and disonance

Consonance and disonance

Intervals consonant and dissonant

What's a riff?

 A Riff is a short, memorable musical phrase. We often listen to the riffs at the beginning of the song and are repeated throughout it.

Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana

Satisfaction, by The Rolling Stones

Smoke On The Water, by Deep Purple

Sweet Child On Mine, by Guns N' Roses

Day Tripper, by The Beatles

Layla,by Eric Clapton

What's a Hook?

 A Hook is a repeated part of a song (lyrics and music) that is particularly pleasant and easy to remember. Examples of hooks: 

Lollipop by The Chordettes

YMCA, by Village People

MMMbop, by Hanson

Hey Ya!, by Outkast