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Review Haydn Minuet and Trio for a test next WEDNESDAY 11th NOVEMBER (use the annotated score on Moodle to make sure that yours is up to date and do some of the quizzes)

Composition – Tonic Noise (for Tuesday 10th December)

Write eight or more bars of ‘tonic noise’ as specified below:

• Instrumentation should be at least ‘a 8’: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello and Bass (playing the same thing), 2 horns (on the same line) and 2 oboes or flutes PLUS timpani. You may add other woodwind and brass if you wish
• It must have a tonic pedal and some suitable chords with/against it (list of chords here)
• You should also include at least a few of:
  • tutti tonic chords
  • short, repetitive phrases
  • some octave unison
  • rising thirds against the pedal
  • repeated notes rather than held pedal
• Start and end on the tonic chord
• It is all about gesture and energy rather than writing a nice tune

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