Stravinsky: 'Jeu du rapt (The Ritual of Abduction)'

Structure:
Describe the overall structure.

Through-composed

Tonality:
Describe the overall tonality.

Tonally ambiguous

Tonality:
What features of tonality add to an unsettling atmosphere? (3)

Bitonality, polytonality, shifting tonal centres

Tonality/Harmony:
What feature of tonality/harmony appears that refers to folk music (specifically Lithuanian folk music)?

A mixolydian mode

Melody:
Which two intervals create hunting call figures?

Perfect 4th and perfect 5th leaps

Melody:
What folk elements are featured in the melody? (2)

Diatonic, modal

Melody:
What scale appears in this piece and how does it move?

Ascending and descending chromatic scales

Melody:
What is the horn 'call' mostly based on?

5ths

Melody:
How are the melodies adding to an unsettling atmosphere? (2)

Irregular phrase lengths, fragmented melodies

Melody:
What scale is mostly featured in the melody?

Whole tone scale

Harmony:
Describe the overall harmony.

Non-functional

Harmony:
What two features of harmony create an unsettling atmosphere?

Chromaticism and dissonance

Harmony:
What harmonic movement occurs in the piece?

Parallel movement

Harmony:
Give an example of a superimposed chord in this piece.

C major superimposed on Eb7 chord

Texture:
How are melodies emphasised through texture? (2)

Doubling, tutti

Texture:
Give two examples of texture in this piece.

Homophonic, homorhythmic

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
What is the tempo of this piece?

Presto (fast)

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
What metres appear in this piece? (3)

9/8, 4/8, 5/8

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
What term best describes the time signatures in this piece?

Irregular time signatures

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre/Texture:
How is tension/chaos increased?

Polyrhythms

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
How does the melody start?

Continuous quavers that become continuous semiquavers

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
What marking is given at the end?

Pause

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre/Sonority:
What articulation appears in this cue?

Accents

Sonority:
Describe the orchestra.

Very large orchestra

Sonority:
What string techniques can be heard/markings are given in this piece? (5)

Tremolo, double stopped, pizzicato, arco, detache (staccato-like)

Sonority:
What techniques are employed in the French horn?

Hand-stopped, French horn bells in the air

Sonority:
What articulation/performance directions are added to increase the tension? (2)

Long trills, glissando

Sonority:
What does the performance marking 'secco' mean?

Dry (lack of expression)