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Water Music (suite in D major) Hornpipe & Minuet
1. By G.F Handel
  1. 1685 - 1759
2. Hornpipe
  1. In the 16th century the Hornpipe was a lively solo dance with three beats in a bar. Handel used this type of Hornpipe in his suites
    1. Woodwind
      1. Oboes & Bassoons
    2. Brass
      1. Horns & Trumpets
    3. Strings
      1. Violins, Cellos, Violas & Double Basses
    4. Key : D major
      1. Time Sig : 3/2 - three minim beats in a bar
        Quick and Lively
        Joyful
        Form ABA
        Homophonic texture
  2. Section A (bars 1-39)
    1. Section B (bars 40-74)
3. The Classical dance suite of the 18th century is made up of dance movements, all composed in the same key. It is usually performed by the orchestra in a concert setting. Many composers wrote suites in the 18th century
4. Minuet
  1. A dance with three beats in a bar. This dance was popular in the 17th century
    1. <--- Instruments the same as in Hornpipe
    2. Key : D major
      1. Time Sig : 3/4 - three crotchet beats in a bar
        Fairly quick
        Joyful
        Form AB - Binary
        Homophonic texture
Overture to William Tell
1. Giacchino Rossini
  1. 1792-1868
2. Brass : Horns Trumpets & Trombones
  1. Percussion : Timpani, Triangle, Cymbals & Bass Drum
    1. Strings : Violins, Violas, Cellos & Double Basses
      1. Woodwind : Piccolo, Flutes, Oboes, Cor Anglais, Clarinets & Bassoons
3. A : Sunrise Over the Alps
  1. B : The Storm
    1. C : Shepherd on the Mountainside
      1. D : Revolution
        Trumpets & Horns
        E major
        2/4 - two crotchet beats in a bar
        Fast & Lively - Allegro Vivace
        Exciting & Urgent
        Homophonic
      2. Cor Anglais & Flutes
      3. G major
        3/8 - three quaver beats in a bar
        Fairly slow - Andantino
        Peacful
        Homophonic & Polyphonic
    2. Strings, Woodwind & Trombones
    3. G major
      1. 4/4 - four crotchet beats in a bar
        Fast - Allegro
        Dramatic & Agitated
        Homophonic and later, Polyphonic
  2. 5 solo cellos
  3. E minor modulating to E major
    1. 3/4 - three crotchet beats in a bar
      1. Fairly slow - Andante
        Peaceful
        Homophonic Texture
Carmina Burana, First Movement
1. Carl Orff
  1. 1895-1982
2. O Fortuna - A cantata
  1. A cantata is a musical composition for chorus and orchestra, with or without solo voices
3. Woodwind : Piccolo, Flutes, Oboes, Cor Anglais, Clarinets, Bass Clarinet Bassoons & Double bassoon
  1. Brass : Horns, Trumpets, Trombones & aTuba
    1. Percussion : Timpani, Glockenspiel, Celesta, Cymbals, Gong, Bass Drum & Two Pianos
      1. Strings : Violins, Violas, Cellos & Double Basses
        S.A.T.B Choir
4. Lah mode
  1. 3/1 & 3/2 Time Sig
    1. Slow - Introduction Fast - Main Section Speed increases in final verse
      1. Exciting & Dramatic
        Unitary Form - AA1 A2 - This describes a movement in which there is only one musical idea
        Homophonic - a melody accompanied by chords

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