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I've heard the word supertonic before. What does this mean?

Each of the seven scale degrees in the major and minor scales has been given a fancy name:TonicSupertonicMediantSubdominantDominantSubmediantLeading toneThese names are often used when re...

Answered by Liam G. Music tutor
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Describe how the opening of Stravinsky’s 'Symphony of Psalms Movement III' sets a religious atmosphere within a secular symphonic genre

Stravinsky was commissioned to compose Symphony of Psalms by Serge Koussevitsky for the 50thanniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1930).  Although adhering to the formal design of a sec...

Answered by Phoebe P. Music tutor
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How do I analyse melodic features in a piece?

Analysing melody is mainly about your own perception of the piece rather than memorising a lot of facts - this is where you can bring your own input and subjective view. Firstly, you need to get to know t...

Answered by Lucia S. Music tutor
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What does it mean for a piece of music to have major harmony, minor harmony?

Harmony is based on scales which are constructed according to a certain set of intervals which create a specific sound thereby. For a piece of music to have major harmony, it must be based on a major scal...

Answered by Lowri C. Music tutor
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Highlight and explain the interest of an harmonic feature from the 2nd mvt. of Schubert's Piano Trio in Bb.

A sense of threat, and possibly even death, is evoked in the movement’s harmonic workings through the tritone. The first explicit tritone interval is exploited in bars 23-4, between A natural and Eb, when...

Answered by Bethan R. Music tutor
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