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Grade 6 Aural

The document provides descriptions of different musical terms and styles: 1) It lists terms like "getting louder/softer", "getting faster/slower", "major or minor key", and "staccato/played with accent" that can be used to describe elements of a musical piece. 2) It then covers different musical time periods from 1600 to the present, listing representative composers for each style including Baroque (Bach, Handel), Classical (Mozart, Haydn), Romantic (Chopin, Schumann), and Contemporary (Bartok, Debussy). 3) For each period, it provides a brief description of characteristics like texture, use of dynamics, and melo

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Grade 6 Aural

The document provides descriptions of different musical terms and styles: 1) It lists terms like "getting louder/softer", "getting faster/slower", "major or minor key", and "staccato/played with accent" that can be used to describe elements of a musical piece. 2) It then covers different musical time periods from 1600 to the present, listing representative composers for each style including Baroque (Bach, Handel), Classical (Mozart, Haydn), Romantic (Chopin, Schumann), and Contemporary (Bartok, Debussy). 3) For each period, it provides a brief description of characteristics like texture, use of dynamics, and melo

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WAYS TO DESCIBE A PIECE

y y y y y

y y

Getting louder / softer Getting faster / slower Minor or major key Staccato / played with accent Sad piece  Grave : slow and solemn  Mesto : sad  Pesante: heavy  Sorrowful Happy piece  Cheerful, lively, fast / quick  Merry  Animated, lively / getting more lively  Playful, joking Majestic / in a military style / Bold and strong Tranquillo: Moderate speed, gracefully, calm, tranquil

TYPE OF MUSIC AND COMPOSERS


Year 16001750 Style and Period Baroque Composers Bach, Corant, Handel, Vivaldi Description Clear articulation and texture with ornamentation . It is also played rather loudly with no/limited dynamics Texture Polyphonic Fluctuation/contrast in mood, Unexpected pauses. Mainly homophonic sonatas & overtures. Melody and accompaniment

17501820

Classical

Mozart, Haydn, Clementi

18201900 19001950 1975present

Romantic

Chopin, Schumann

with patterns, alot dynamics Texture: Homophonic. It has a melody and accompaniment texture / bold contrast of dynamics / melody with chordal accompaniment. There is also the use of sustaining pedal

20th Century Contemporary

Bela Bartok / Debussy

Use of accents?

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