Marion Leen: Tchaikovsky Music Study Guide
ROMEO AND
JULIET FANTASY
OVERTURE
PETER ILYICH
TCHAIKOVSKY
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SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS
•
Identify and Describe the range of musical
features used
•
Study the work’s musical style and place it
in its historical context
•
Be able to analyse and describe patterns
of repetition and change within the music
•
Make comparative judgements about
music
•
Evaluate interpretation and performance in
light of the experience attained
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SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED AREAS FOR
STUDY IN TCHAIKOVSKY
•
Rudiments
•
Themes – Friar Lawrence, Strife and Love
1999 -Q.1ex2
(ii)+(iii)
2000 -Q.4 (iii)
2006 –Q.3 (iv)
2011 –Q.3 (ii)
2012 –Q.2 (ii), (iii)
& (iv)
2013 –Q.1 ex1(ii),
Ex2(i),(iii) & ex3(i)
2017 –Q.4 (ii) &
(iii)
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STRUCTURES
•
Sonata form
•
Overture
•
Programme music
Sonata form and overture have not
come up in an exam question!
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Never asked in
LC……yet!!
STRUCTURES
CONT.
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MELODIC/RHYTHMIC DEVICES
Sequences
Pedal Note
Dialogue
Canon
Dactyl figure
Ascending and Descending Scales
Chromaticism
Syncopation
Dotted Rhythms
Triplets etc
.
This is the most frequent type of
exam question on Tchaikovsky
1999 – Q.1A(ii)&(iii)
2000 – Q.4(iv)&(v)
2005 – Q.4(iii)&(iv)
2006 – Q.3(ii)
2007 – Q.4 (iii)&(iv)
2011 – Q.4 (iii)&(iv)
2012 – Q.2 (iii)
2013 – Q.1ex1(iv),
Ex3(ii) & (iii)
2017 – Q.4 (ii) &
(iv)
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INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES
•
Pizzicato – e.g. b.38
•
Con sordino e.g. b.184
•
Arpeggiated chords on harp e.g.
b.28
•
Divisi e.g. b.61
•
Tremelo e.g. b.88
2000 – Q.4 (ii)
2001 – Q.2 (iii)
2011 – Q.3 (iii)
2013 – Q.1 ex1(iv)
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INSTRUMENTS FEATURED AND PERFORMING
MEDIUM
Students must be able
to identify the instruments
playing the main themes
and accompaniment
Two examples are:
1. Friar Lawrence
on clarinets,
accompanied by bassoons only
2.
Love Theme
on Viola and Cor Anglais
accompanied by French Horn, Cello + Double Bass
This is a very frequent type of question in the exam
1999 – Q.1A(i),B(ii),C(i)
2000 – Q.4(i)
2001 – Q.2(ii)(iv)
2005 – Q.4(iv)
2006 – Q.3(ii)(iii)
2007 – Q.4 (ii)
2012 – Q.2 (ii)
2013 – Q.1ex1(ii), (iii)
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STYLES AND HISTORICAL PERIODS
•
Musical Features of the
Romantic era
•
Programme features
•
Features of
Tchaikovsky’s style
This type of question usually appears as a
3 or 4 mark question and so requires a detailed and precise
answer
2000 – Q.4(v)
2005 – Q.4(v)
2012 – Q.2 (v)
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FEATURES
OF THE
ROMANTIC
ERA 1800-
1900
•
Greater emphasis on
individual expression
of
emotion
•
Music becomes more
descriptive
–
programme
music
•
Expansion in the
size
and
range
of
instruments
in the orchestra – creates greater orchestral
colour
•
Modulations to unrelated keys
:
Db major Love Theme b.184
•
New harmonies
•
Long sensuous melodies
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FEATURES OF
TCHAIKOVSKY’S
INDIVIDUAL
STYLE
•
Juxtaposition
of different
sections of the orchestra
e.g.(b.105-111), (b.122-125)
•
Descending chromatic figure
against
sequences
(b.206-210) –
heightens tension and leads to
climax
•
Sequential writing
– Friar Lawrence
theme heard in F# minor, F minor
and E minor.
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST
While this does not appear as a
separate area of study, it appears
frequently on the exam paper.
Compare and Contrast
all
appearances of the themes
Describe/Compare/Contrast
the music that appears immediately
before or after the excerpt given
N.B. This type of answer must always have a musical feature as its keyword
(see analysis template)
This question will be a 4 or 6 mark question
1999 – Q.1iC(iii)
2001 – Q.2(v)
2006 – Q.3(iii)(v)
2007 – Q.4 (v)
2011 – Q.3 (V)
2013 – Q.1ex2(ii) & ex3(iv)
2017 – Q.2 (v)
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WHAT ARE THE
MAIN ERRORS
IN ANSWERING
THIS
QUESTION?
•
Ticking too few/too many boxes
•
Blank spaces in questions
•
Circling/underlining too many notes/words
•
Not attempting melodic/rhythmic dictation
•
Describe/Outline/Identify type questions
•
Musical Vocabulary
•
Compare and Contrast
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EXAM QUESTIONS
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THEMES OVERVIEW
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ANALYSIS
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ANALYSIS
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ANALYSIS
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GLOSSARY
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Marion Leen ROMEO AND JULIET FANTASY OVERTURE PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
Marion Leen SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS Identify and Describe the range of musical features used Study the work s musical style and place it in its historical context Be able to analyse and describe patterns of repetition and change within the music Make comparative judgements about music Evaluate interpretation and performance in light of the experience attained This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Marion Leen SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED AREAS FOR STUDY IN TCHAIKOVSKY Rudiments 1999 -Q.1ex2 (ii)+(iii) 2000 -Q.4 (iii) 2006 Q.3 (iv) 2011 Q.3 (ii) 2012 Q.2 (ii), (iii) & (iv) 2013 Q.1 ex1(ii), Ex2(i),(iii) & ex3(i) 2017 Q.4 (ii) & (iii) Themes Friar Lawrence, Strife and Love
Marion Leen STRUCTURES Sonata form Overture Programme music Never asked in LC yet!! Sonata form and overture have not come up in an exam question!
Marion Leen Overture: a piece of instrumental music composed as an introduction to an opera, oratorio, ballet or other dramatic work, OR as in the case of this overture intended for independent concert performance. STRUCTURES CONT. Programme Music: Music which expresses an extra-musical idea, whether of mood, narrative or pictorial image.
Marion Leen MELODIC/RHYTHMIC DEVICES Sequences Pedal Note Dialogue Canon Dactyl figure Ascending and Descending Scales Chromaticism Syncopation Dotted Rhythms Triplets etc. 1999 Q.1A(ii)&(iii) 2000 Q.4(iv)&(v) 2005 Q.4(iii)&(iv) 2006 Q.3(ii) 2007 Q.4 (iii)&(iv) 2011 Q.4 (iii)&(iv) 2012 Q.2 (iii) 2013 Q.1ex1(iv), Ex3(ii) & (iii) 2017 Q.4 (ii) & (iv) This is the most frequent type of exam question on Tchaikovsky
Marion Leen INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES Pizzicato e.g. b.38 Con sordino e.g. b.184 Arpeggiated chords on harp e.g. b.28 Divisi e.g. b.61 Tremelo e.g. b.88 2000 Q.4 (ii) 2001 Q.2 (iii) 2011 Q.3 (iii) 2013 Q.1 ex1(iv)
Marion Leen INSTRUMENTS FEATURED AND PERFORMING MEDIUM 1999 Q.1A(i),B(ii),C(i) 2000 Q.4(i) 2001 Q.2(ii)(iv) 2005 Q.4(iv) 2006 Q.3(ii)(iii) 2007 Q.4 (ii) 2012 Q.2 (ii) 2013 Q.1ex1(ii), (iii) Students must be able to identify the instruments playing the main themes and accompaniment Two examples are: 1. Friar Lawrence on clarinets, accompanied by bassoons only 2. Love Theme on Viola and Cor Anglais accompanied by French Horn, Cello + Double Bass This is a very frequent type of question in the exam
Marion Leen STYLES AND HISTORICAL PERIODS Musical Features of the Romantic era 2000 Q.4(v) 2005 Q.4(v) 2012 Q.2 (v) Programme features Features of Tchaikovsky s style This type of question usually appears as a 3 or 4 mark question and so requires a detailed and precise answer
Marion Leen Greater emphasis on individual expression of emotion Music becomes more descriptive programme music FEATURES OF THE ROMANTIC ERA 1800- 1900 Expansion in the size and range of instruments in the orchestra creates greater orchestral colour Modulations to unrelated keys : Db major Love Theme b.184 New harmonies Long sensuous melodies
Marion Leen Juxtaposition of different sections of the orchestra e.g.(b.105-111), (b.122-125) Descending chromatic figure againstsequences (b.206-210) heightens tension and leads to climax FEATURES OF TCHAIKOVSKY S INDIVIDUAL STYLE Sequential writing Friar Lawrence theme heard in F# minor, F minor and E minor.
Marion Leen COMPARE AND CONTRAST While this does not appear as a separate area of study, it appears frequently on the exam paper. 1999 Q.1iC(iii) 2001 Q.2(v) 2006 Q.3(iii)(v) 2007 Q.4 (v) 2011 Q.3 (V) 2013 Q.1ex2(ii) & ex3(iv) 2017 Q.2 (v) Compare and Contrast all appearances of the themes Describe/Compare/Contrast the music that appears immediately before or after the excerpt given N.B. This type of answer must always have a musical feature as its keyword (see analysis template) This question will be a 4 or 6 mark question
Marion Leen Ticking too few/too many boxes Blank spaces in questions Circling/underlining too many notes/words Not attempting melodic/rhythmic dictation WHAT ARE THE MAIN ERRORS IN ANSWERING THIS QUESTION? Describe/Outline/Identify type questions Musical Vocabulary Compare and Contrast
Marion Leen 1999 2001 2006 2011 2013 Recapitulation b.367 (25m) Introduction b.38 (10m) Coda b.485 (10m) Introduction b.38 (10m) Coda b.485 (25m) Exposition b.184 (10m) Exposition b.112 (10m) Exposition b. 213 (10m) Development b.280 (10m) Exposition b.125 (10m) 2000 2005 2007 2012 2017 EXAM QUESTIONS
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GLOSSARY Marion Leen
