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Unit 7: Stories & Legends

Playlist

Reinecke: Sonata in E minor for Flute and Piano, Op. 167, “Undine”

Feb 7, 2019 0:20:54

Dean: Twelve Angry Men for Twelve Cellos

Apr 23, 2017

Kodály: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12

Mar 3, 2019 0:20:56

Hallman: short stories for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (CMS Co-Commission) (New York Premiere)

Jan 24, 2017 0:28:08

Schubert: Quartet in D minor for Strings, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”

Nov 18, 2018 0:37:25

Activities

Reinecke: Sonata in E minor for Flute and Piano, Op. 167, “Undine”

UNDERSTAND

  • What kind of instrument is a flute?

ANALYZE

  • Select another performance by flutist Tara Helen O'Connor from the CMS archive. Compare that performance with this one.

EVALUATE

  • Reineke's piano writing complements the flute writing, making each part equally important. Defend this statement using examples from the work.

CREATE

  • Build your own pan-pipe instrument from items around your house - beginning at 0:10.

Dean: Twelve Angry Men for Twelve Cellos

UNDERSTAND

  • Describe the overall sound of this ensemble of only cellos.

ANALYZE

  • Compare the use of the cello in this work to that of Villa-Lobos' Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 for Soprano and Eight Cellos, here.

EVALUATE

  • The composer Brett Dean is also a violist. Evaluate ways in which his background as a performer might inform his style of composition.

CREATE

  • Build your own string instrument from items around your house! Learn how to here.

Kodály: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12

UNDERSTAND

  • In what country was Kodály born?

ANALYZE

  • Select another performance by violist Yura Lee from the CMS archive. Compare that performance with this one.

EVALUATE

  • Evaluate how the 3rd movement of this work (starting at 10:58) is inspired by Hungarian folk music.

CREATE

  • All three performers in this performance are reading their parts from an electronic tablet. Use the IMSLP database to find a PDF file of a work you have previously performed and try reading it from an electronic tablet. How is this different from reading from a paper score?

Hallman: short stories for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano

UNDERSTAND

  • Use the CMS archive to name another work using this same instrumentation.

ANALYZE

  • Use the CMS archive to find another work with the same instrumentation and compare Hallman's use of the ensemble to the one you select.

EVALUATE

  • Evaluate how this work conveys the stories and images in the titles of each movement.

CREATE

  • Build your own woodwind instrument from items around your house.

Schubert: Quartet in D minor for Strings, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”

UNDERSTAND

  • All of the movements of this work are composed in a minor key. Describe the effect that has on the listener.

ANALYZE

  • Like the "Trout Quintet," Schubert borrows themes from his own art songs in this work. Compare the "Trout Quintet" and the "Death and the Maiden" Quartet.

EVALUATE

  • Schubert's instrumental chamber compositions were heavily influeced by his art songs. Defend this statement.

CREATE

  • Use the CMS archive to build your own playlist of works inspired by stories.