Music 1102A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Concertmaster, Bar Form, Ritornello
25 Apr 2018
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Timbre: listen to the range of sounds in each version. Organ and orchestra both capable of enormous timbral variety. Melody: only one real theme in this work, played many times. Listen to how it begins slowly and then picks up speed as it progresses. Texture: listen for the theme rst presented in a single voice, then intimidated by a second, third, and fourth voice. See how many of these iterations of the main theme your ear can pick out. Fugue- a polyphonic work based on a central theme. Fugue considered touchstone of a composer"s art. Composed when bach was 20 years old in arnstadt. Played with feet (pedals) and hands (keyboard or manual) Stokowski"s arrangement for orchestra highlights timbral contrast. Arrangements (or transcriptions) common throughout music history. Stops control which pipes a keyboard uses. Low notes performed on a pedal board. Multiple manuals or keyboards connected to particular pipes. Worked in a small are of germany.
