Set Songs
Category- Church music and carols-Salve Regina
Type- Gregorian chant, plainchant or plain song- an unaccompanied single line of melody sung in unison.The rhythm comes from the words themselves. Range- 6th Key- Music is modal- this is based on the doh mode. The music is mainly syllabic- one note per syllable but the last 3 phrases are melismatic- more than one note per syllable. Texture- monophonic- single line of melody LISTENING- WORDS IN LATIN- NO ACCOMPANIMENT Category- Songs from operas, operettas, stage musicals. Cantatas, oratorios- O I got plenty o’ nuttin’ Type- song from the opera- Porgy and Bess Composer- George Gershwin Origin- American Composed in 1935 Key- G major Tonality-major Time- 4/4 Tempo- Moderato- at a moderate pace Form- Ternary Range- octave Features- Syncopation- Were the emphasis is placed on the weak or half beat. Sequences- A pattern of notes repeated higher or lower. Range- b-d’ 10th Form – A B A’ LISTENING- MALE VOICE and AMERICAN ACCENT |
Title: An Mhaighdean Mhara
Composer- Unknown Category- Irish traditional songs Background- This song was collected in the north of Ireland. It is a fairytale in Irish folklore that tells of a broken-hearted man whose wife returns to the sea, leaving him and his children. Tempo: Go mall- Slowly Key: G major Time signature: 3/4 Mood: brónach- sadly Type: Lament- a song of loss and regret. Form: ABCD, strophic form- the same music for each verse Performing medium: solo singer sung in the sean-nós style. Features: Melodic features: · The melody moves mostly by step · There is ornamentation used in bars 3,11 and 15 · Range of a 10th Rhythmic features: · A syncopated rhythm is heard throughout the piece · The piece starts with an upbeat/anacrusis Category- Folk Songs from other countries- Muss I Denn
Type- German Folk song- Love song Origin- Germany Composer- Unknown Made famous by Elvis Key- F major Time- 4/4 Tempo- Moderate Form-AABA’ Range- octave Features- Simple rhythms- Sequences- A pattern of notes repeated higher or lower. Use of anacrusis/upbeat LISTENING- WORDS- GERMAN? Category- Art Songs- Caro Mio Ben- Come Happy Spring
Type- Art song-the setting of a poem to music with instrumental accompaniment. Aria- a solo song Composer- Guiseppe Giordani Tempo- Larghetto- rather broadly- quite slow Time- C- four beats in the bar Key- D major Form- ABA’ Range- 10th Features- Sequences- A pattern of notes repeated higher or lower. Ornamentation- Decoration of the melody using grace notes. Dotted quaver+semiquaver rhythm Piano accompaniment. LISTENING-PIANO INTRO AND PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT Category- Songs with simple descants, ostinati, simple 2-part songs, rounds and canons-
By the waters of Babylon Type- A round- is a simple canon for 2 or more voices in which one part closely imitates the other at the unison or the octave- in the middle ages it was sung as an accompaniment to a round dance. This is based on a psalm a religious song with a verse and a refrain. Composer- Unknown Key- A minor Tonality- Minor Time-C-four beats in a bar. Form- ABC Range- 10th Texture- Polyphonic-Two or more melodies Features- Polyphonic texture Minor key Sequences- A pattern of notes repeated higher or lower. LISTENING- MINOR KEY- WORDS- 2 VOICES |
Title: The Little Sandman
Composer- Johannes Brahms (1833-97) Category- Art Songs Background- An art song is a poem set to music by a known composer with instrumental accompaniment. The accompaniment reflects the meaning of the words. This song comes from a collection of songs composed by Brahms for the children of Robert and Clara Schumann. The Little Sandman is based on the melody of a German Folk song. Lied is the German word for song. A lied is an art song. Tempo: Andante (at a walking pace) Key: G major Time signature: 4/4 Mood: Soothing and gentle Type: Lullaby Form: AABCBC Performing medium: Solo soprano voice with piano accompaniment Features: Melodic features: · The melody moves mostly by step · There is a high point/climax in the B phrase · Range of a 9th Rhythmic features: · Dotted crochet quaver rhythm · Crochet rests at the end of phrases · The piece starts with an upbeat/anacrusis Features of the accompaniment: · Broken chords · Repeating semiquavers Category-Irish folk songs- Preab san ol
Type- Drinking song Origin- Ireland Composer- unknown Key- G major Time-3/4 Tempo- Go beo- lively Form-AABA Range- 9th Features- Repeated note- The composer repeats the same note at the start of the A phrase. -Repetition- The A phrase is repeated 3times. - Use of upbeat/ anacrusis. LISTENING- IRISH WORDS Category-Historical and Modern Ballads- Streets of London
Type- Ballad- A ballad is a poem or a folk song that is usually about love, war, an adventure or an historical event. This ballad is a modern protest ballad about homelessness and loneliness. Composer- Ralph Mc Tell Origin- English Key- D major Time- C- split common time- four beats in a bar split into 2 and 2 Tempo- Flowing- moderate Form- ternary Range- Octave Features- Triadic melody- The melody is based on the notes of the triad. Syncopation-Were the emphasis is placed on the weak or half beat. LISTENING- GUITAR ACCOMP- LIVELY Category- Popular songs, negro spirituals, jazz and blues songs This Little Light Of mine Type- White spiritual- the hymns and gospel songs of the white Americans of the 18th century, Composer-Unknown Key-A major Time- 4/4 Tempo- lively Form- ternary structure Range- Octave Mood- Joyful Features- Flattened 3rd- The third note of the scale is flattened(blues note) Syncopation-Were the emphasis is placed on the weak or half beat. LISTENING- LIVELY UPBEAT RHYTHM |