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Describe the use of harmony and tonality to express a non-musical subject in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Use detailed examples from at the movement 'Spring', whilst making comparisons with other movements.

The opening of the Spring concerto depicts the arrival of this joyous season through the bright key of E major. The basso continuo plays a tonic pedal to reinforce tonic and dominant harmony, typical of t...

Answered by Gabrielle W. Music tutor
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Comment on how Mozart uses Melody, Tonality, Structure, Rhythm and Instrumentation in the 1st Movement from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K 550

In the Melody, Mozart uses periodic phrasing and splits the melody in to two themes - the first subject and the second subject. The tonality of the first subject is G Minor and the second subject is in Bb...

Answered by Davina B. Music tutor
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Comment on how Schoenberg uses: Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Texture and Dynamics in Peripetie from Five Orchestral Pieces

The melody of the piece, which uses all twelve pitches, is disjunct. This is due to the fact that Schoenberg used octave displacement throughout his piece. The harmony is atonal. This is helped by the use...

Answered by Davina B. Music tutor
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Discuss how Shostakovich uses texture to create drama in the first movement of his 5th symphony.

In the first movement of Shostakovich's 5th symphony, he continously succeeds to create drama through his use of varied and regularly changing texture. In the introduction to the symphony, Shostakovich in...

Answered by Laura O. Music tutor
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What is a tritone and why should it be avoided when writing harmony in the style of Bach?

A tritone is an interval between two notes in a diatonic scale that is exactly half an octave. It's characterised by the interval of a diminished fifth, or augmented fourth. As an example of a tritone, ta...

Answered by Marion S. Music tutor
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