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How does Schoenberg create a sense of despair in ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ from Les Miserables?

I dreamed a dream is sung by Fantine, a poor women nearing the end of her short life. The piece begins with a recitative in Ab major. The melody is monophonic, proclaiming the text and feel of desolation....

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Explain the role of Miles Davis as a soloist and band leader in 'Round Midnight'.

From the outset of the piece we see Miles Davis as the leader of the quintet as his solo kicks off the track. The role that Davis has is to set the tempo for the rest of the piece as he is the first music...

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What keys can I modulate to when harmonizing a Bach chorale?

There are 5 keys which a Bach chorale could modulate to*. Two of these are the dominant and the subdominant (based on the 5th and 4th degree of the home key respectively). If the home key is major then th...

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What is sonata form?

Sonata form is formed of an exposition, development section and a recapitulation. The exposition comprises of a first subject, a bridge passage, a second subject and a codetta. The development section bui...

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Examine the works of a composer, and how they convey extra musical content through the score.

Claude Michel Schoenberg is a musical theatre composer having written well known musicals such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. He often conveys extra musical content within the score which is able to r...

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