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IB Music Prescribed Topics Revision Guide El Salon Mexico. www.pbsmusicdepartment.cz. Copland‘s Use of Folk Songs in El Salon Mexico. Original Folk Song – El Palo Verde – 1st phrase. Copland‘s version. Original Folk Song – El Palo Verde – 2nd phrase. Copland‘s version.
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IB Music Prescribed Topics Revision Guide El Salon Mexico www.pbsmusicdepartment.cz
Copland‘s Use of Folk Songs in El Salon Mexico Original Folk Song – El Palo Verde – 1st phrase Copland‘s version Original Folk Song – El Palo Verde – 2nd phrase Copland‘s version
Original Folk Song La Jesuita Copland‘s version Original Folk Song – El Mosco – 1st phrase Copland‘s version Original Folk Song – El Mosco – 2nd phrase Copland‘s version
Copland‘s Use of Rhythmic Devices in El Salon Mexico Rhythm is the most exciting element of El Salon Mexico. Copland had studied Jazz in the 1920‘s and had discovered the jazz influenced music of Bartok and Stravinsky during his time in Paris. He uses lots of different types of rhythmic devices in El Salon Mexico. You need to locate and be able to write about the following: Time signature changes you can see these! Polyrhythms 269-273 and 292–296 Syncopation 16/17 27/31 40/38 Alternation 326 - 332 between 2 and 3notes These rhythmic techniques make the music irregular and unpredictable but there are periods of regular rhythms too: 73 – 102 and 222-226 Generally El Salon Mexico has a steady tempo but there are more rubato or cadenza-like passages (26,33 and 183-198)
Copland‘s use of harmony in El Salon Mexico El Salon Mexico is predominantly diatonic with some added note harmonies and bitonality What does diatonic mean? The music is in a key Good examples of diatonic harmony: 1-18 34-102 183-227 292-300 391-end What are added note harmonies? Normal chords (1,3,and 5) with other notes added! Good examples of added note harmony 108-171 and 305-390 There is very little chromaticism – one of the few example is the cello line in bars 77 - 86 This is a C chord with an added 6th
Major/ Minor Harmony What is major minor harmony?. This is when the major 3rd and minor 3rd of a chord are sounded at the same time Good examples of major/ minor harmony G major and G minor used at Bars 20 - 29 Bitonality What is bitonality? Using two keys at the same time Good examples of bitonality 261-267 278-281 288-291 301-304 Harmony and Texture Copland often uses unison passages - opening section 2 part passages 217-221 3rds over a pedal note or simple bass line 40-58 77-98 223-225 tonic and dominant chords 268-277 292-300 tonic pedals or tonic dominant movement 59-102
Copland‘s use of antiphony and dialogue Copland often uses blocks of instrumentation to create antiphony. Good examples of antiphony appear between: opening 133- 136 173 – 181
Structure Think about the similarities between this structure and sonata form in the Mozart : the way that ideas are introduced, developed, mixed with other ideas and then recapped. Exposition Development Recapitulation
Structural Use of Orchestration Read through the points above and below and mark them on your score as you revise TIMBRE
Dynamics Mark on your score the orchestral crescendo at 98 – 102 Mark on the score how the upper wind is added at 151 – 156, making it a louder version of 145 - 150 Articulation Copland uses instruments to emphasise the articulation of accented notes, staccato etc.. Mark the points above on your score.
