MUSI 1306 20TH CENTURY & BEYOND - PART VI LISTENING -II QUESTIONS COMPLETE AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

MUSI 1306 20TH CENTURY & BEYOND - PART VI
LISTENING -II QUESTIONS COMPLETE AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS


/. DAVIS, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
-After a subtle introduction, how does Davis treat the pitch of the first note of his trumpet
solo?
-What happens to the intensity of the music as this passage progresses?
-One instrument plays constantly throughout the piece. What is this instrument? -
Answer--he bends the pitch
- it becomes more louder and intense
-drums

/.HIGDON, City Scape, third movement: Peachtree Street
-How can the rhythmic nature of the music be described so far?
-Which instrumental group is featured in this contrasting section?
-How many times do you hear the main theme in this particular passage?
-How can the texture of this excerpt be described? - Answer--syncopated
-woodwinds
-three times
-moves from polyphonic to homophonic

/.WHITACRE, Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold)
-How can this music be described?
-The descending chromatic melody on the word "gravisque" is an example of what
technique?
-The very tight harmonies, particularly in the upper voices, are an example of what
musical technique?
-What is the progression of tonality as the piece ends? - Answer-- a cappella
-word painting
- tone clusters
-minor to major

/.SMITH, Lost Your Head Blues
-What blues characteristics can be heard in this excerpt?
-How is the form of this excerpt best identified?
-How can the lyrical structure here best be described?
-Follow the harmony and form closely here (the form repeats twice in this excerpt).
What chord occurs when Smith sings the second line of each stanza? - Answer-- pitch
slides
-twelve bar blues