bart tok music gcse pieces

Village: melody (2)

pentatonic scale, 2 bar phrases

Village: Harmony + tonality

non-functional, regular use of b7 → modal

Village: Texture

M + a

Village: Tempo + Rythm

rubato, scotch snap

Village: Articulation

A section legato, B section staccato

Bear: Melody

Modal

Bear: Harmony + Tonality

non-functional + dissonant, unclear tonality

Bear: Texture

homophonic

Bear: Tempo

allegro vivace

Bear: Instrumentation (3)

strings, horn and wodwind

Bear: Dynamics

p to ff

Tipsy: Melody

4 bar phrases, modal

Tipsy: Harmony + Tonality

chromatic + dissonance, unclear tonality

Tipsy: Texture

homophonic

Tipsy: Tempo + Rhythm

Allegretto, speeds up

Tipsy: Metre

4/4

Tipsy: Articulation

Legato + staccato

Tipsy: Instrumentation

woodwind and strings, occasional brass

Swineherd: Melody

modal

Swineherd: Harmony and Tonality

accompanying harmony is based on drones, some use of brief minor

Swineherd: Texture

M + A

Swineherd: Tempo + Rhythm

Allegro molto, syncopation

Swineherd: Metre

2/4

Swineherd: Articulation

A section legato, B section staccato

Swineherd: Instrumentation

solo woodwind, pizz strings

Swineherd: Dynamics

starts pp, gets louder to ff, gets quieter again