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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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