Untitled Flashcard Set

J S Bach: 3rd movement from Brandenburg Concerto no.5 in D major - 1721

Main time signature / metre - 2/4 or simple duple

Instruments and voices - solo flute, solo violin, solo harpsichord, strings and continuo

Structure - ternary form: ABA

L van Beethoven: 1st movement from Piano Sonata no.8 in C minor ‘Pathetique’ - 1799

Main time signature / metre - introduction is 4/4, then allegro and 2/2

Instruments and voices - solo piano

Structure - sonata form

Purcell: Music for a While - 1692

Main time signature / metre - 3/4 or simple triple

Instruments and voices - solo voice with basso continuo

Structure - ground bass

Queen: Killer Queen - 1974

Main time signature / metre - 12/8 or compound quadruple

Instruments and voices - lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, piano

Structure - verse-chorus song form

Stephen Schwartz: Defying Gravity - 2003

Main time signature / metre - mostly 2/2 and 4/4, opening 3/2

Instruments and voices - female lead vocals and additional vocals, musical-theatre orchestral / keyboard accompaniment, incl. strings, brass, woodwind and percussion

Structure - verse-chorus song form, with additional contrasting sections

John Williams: Star Wars Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner - 1977

Main time signature / metre - predominantly 4/4 or simple quadruple, 3/4 at the end or simple triple

Instruments and voices - full symphony orchestra, incl. strings, woodwind, brass, percussion and timpani

Structure - main theme is AABA, orchestra fanfare introduction

Afro Celt Sound System: Release (from the album ‘Volume 2: Release’) - 1999

Main time signature / metre - free time in the opening, then 4/4 or simple quadruple

Instruments and voices - male and female vocals, kora, uillean pipes, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, bodhran, whistles, accordion, synthesisers, electric piano, percussion, samples

Structure - verse form

Esperanza Spalding: Samba Em Preludio - 2008

Main time signature / metre - predominantly 4/4 or simple quadruple; does include rubato passages

Instruments and voices - female voice, acoustic bass guitar, accoustic guitar

Structure - intro, verse 1, link, verse 2, guitar solo, voice / bass duet, coda