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The following one-part rhythm-only excerpts may be performed in a number
of ways: intoned on a neutral syllable, tapped or clapped with the hands, impro-
vised or prepared with pitches on an instrument, and so on.
Joseph Haydn, String Quartet Op. 74, No. 2 (Hob. III:73), mvt. 4, mm. 7890
Johannes Brahms, Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammertal,
Op. 43, No. 3, mm. 111 (1860)
Arcangelo Corelli, Trio Sonata Op. 1, No. 3, mvt. 2, mm. 112 (1681)
What does the alla breve symbol indicate in the following excerpt?
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Pay special attention to the meter and rhythm of excerpts that begin on an
anacrusis (pickup).
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Glaube und hoffe!, WoO 174, mm. 25 (1819)
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Paul Hindemith, Neun Stcke in der ersten Lage, Op. 44/1, No. 7, mm. 1225 (1927)
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Michael Praetorius, Terpsichore, XIX, Bransle de la Schappe, No. 2, mm. 110 (1612)
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Paul Hindemith, Neun Stcke in der ersten Lage, Op. 44/1, No. 9, mm. 16 (1927)
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Scale degrees in pentatonic music will be calculated here by labeling the tonic
as ^1 . Therefore, major-mode pentatonic melodies will contain scale degrees
^1 , 2^ , 3^ , 5^ , and 6^ .
Sally Go Round the Sun, North American folk song
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Do, Do Pity My Case, North American folk song
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Billy Joel, And So It Goes, mm. 916 (1983)
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Mikhail Glinka, A Life for the Tsar, Act III, No. 12,
mm. 170178 (1836) [original in G]
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Twelve Scottish Songs, WoO 156, No. 11,
Auld lang Syne, mm. 815 [original in F]
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This song is often sung beginning with the refrain. What can you do before you
sing to auralize the first note?
Good Bye, Old Paint, North American folk song, refrain
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Where is the hanging third below the tonic in the following excerpt? Where
does Sullivan deviate from the pentatonic scale?
Arthur Sullivan, The Mikado (or The Town Of Titipu),
There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast,
mm. 7191 (1885)
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Minor-Mode Pentatonic
In what ways is the following excerpt pentatonic? How else might you interpret
its pitch structure?
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What is the tonic in the following excerpt? What key signature might you
expect with that tonic? How does pentatonicism make the written key signa-
ture possible?
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The Complete Dominant Seventh Chord
J. S. Bach, Cantata No. 197, Gott ist unsre Zuversicht, No. 3,
Aria, mm. 2529 (1736)
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Drunten im Unterland, German folk song
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Gabriel Faur, Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1,
mm. 2236 (1879)
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How does the dominant seventh chord arise in the following excerpt?
Sopranos with higher ranges should sing the top part of the following excerpt.
Alternatively, transpose down a third; then singers with the lowest ranges
should sing the lowest part.
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In what places is the dominant seventh chord stated melodically in the following
excerpt? Where else is it implied by the interaction between the parts?
Arthur Sullivan, The Gondoliers, List and Learn,
mm. 1624 (1889) [original in D]
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Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 56 (Hob. I:56), mvt. 3, Trio, mm. 18 (1774)
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Vocal transposition: Sing at concert pitch and sing the last three notes up an
octave (or omit them entirely).
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Vocal transposition: Sing at concert pitch and sing the last three notes up an
octave (or omit them entirely).
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What can you do before you sing to hear the first note of the top voice in the
following excerpt?
Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Sonata Op. 30, No. 3, mvt. 2,
mm. 13 (1802) [original in Eb]
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George Frideric Handel, Hercules, HWV 60, Act I, March, mm. 16 (1744)
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Johannes Brahms, Quartet Op. 112, No. 3 (Vier Zigeunerlieder, No. 1),
Himmel strahlt so helle und klat, mm. 211 (1891) [original in D]
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