Haydn and Mendelssohn (due Monday 2nd November)

Read through the six readings on here on Google Classroom, making some brief notes. You should then write a short essay (approx. two pages hand written / 700 words) on the following : What are the main differences and similarities in the working life of Haydn and Mendelssohn (i.e. who was their employer, what were their duties, how did their working lives change etc.). This is the start of our preparation for Essay Topic M (patronage and commission).

Composition Portfolio Assessment 1 (Thursday 22nd October)

This is a statutory submission as part of your coursework.

Please submit here on Google Classroom

Make sure that you have done all of the following

1) Copied and pasted all your log entries into the new composition log (I am emailing you a link on Wednesday 14th)

2) Finished substantial sketches of both main thematic ideas and some developments of them

3) Incorporated at least FIVE WCT fingerprint

4) Included a range of textures and other ideas taken from other pieces. This might include examples from: a) the sonatas handout attached on Classroom (along with related material on Moodle) b) Romantic chromaticism handout c) textures taken from A level music and/or Moodle 

Composition Portfolio Assessment 1 (Thursday 22nd October)

This is a statutory submission as part of your coursework.

Please submit here on Google Classroom

Make sure that you have done all of the following

1) Copied and pasted all your log entries into the new composition log (I am emailing you a link on Wednesday 14th)

2) Finished substantial sketches of both main thematic ideas and some developments of them

3) Incorporated at least FIVE WCT fingerprint

4) Included a range of textures and other ideas taken from other pieces. This might include examples from: a) the sonatas handout attached on Classroom (along with related material on Moodle) b) Romantic chromaticism handout c) textures taken from A level music and/or Moodle (see links below)

Poulenc Worksheet on Google Classroom

Please complete the worksheet on Google Classroom, having reviewed the harmony, tonality and structure of the Poulenc first.

Composition Project 3 – submitted for checking prior to final entering during class on TUESDAY 20th

See instructions in booklet. You can either adapt/improve your melody from the sentence in Project 1 (or even more heavily adapt Project 2) or you can write something from scratch. Do be sure to follow all the instructions though if you redo Project 1.

NOTE: you have feedback Google Classroom that you need to look at before you start using Project 1 in this project!

Revise for the final Starting Points test next week on Thursday 22nd

Complete the practice questions on Google Classroom:

• Analysis Practice 1
• Analysis Practice 2
• Analysis Practice 3

There are also some quizzes on Moodle (scroll down to Starting Points Quizzes) if you want some extra practice on the basics.

The following topics will be included in the test:

• Aural identification of chords and cadences
• Analysing chords and keys
• Labelling embellishments on a score
• Analysing phrase structure
• Writing simple embellishments
• Harmonising a cadence in four parts

Poulenc

Please annotate and update your Poulenc Scores according to what we did in class. This is summarised on Google Classroom (C Group / D Group)

Mendelssohn and Haydn Comparison

Compare the use of sonata form in the first movements of Haydn’s Symphony 104 and Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian Symphony’. Read through the notes attached first (on Google Classroom) and listen to both movements with the relevant scores before completing the assignment.

Composition for Next Week

I want you to concentrate on adding and documenting the following for next week:

• At least one new texture that you have found in an existing piece on ALM or Moodle (there are LOADS of influences on Moodle for you to find)
• At least one developmental idea (where you fragment/modulate/combine some thematic material)
• At least one other influence taken from an existing piece.

Composition for next week (due end of Monday)

Complete Composition Project 2 – an 8-bar period. As before please do the melody and cello playing a simple bass parts with chord labels. Please SCAN or SCREENSHOT and submit for review by the end of Monday. We will then input on Tuesday in the lesson.

Starting Points D2

Finish the ii6/5 – V – I exercises we started in class (scan and submit on Classroom)

Composition (ready for the lesson on Thursday)

Using your two-bar melody as the starting point, complete Composition Project 1 (just melody and bass notes in cello part for now). Don’t do anything overcomplicated! There will a short amount of time in class for putting this in Sibelius and submitting it but no more than 15 minutes. I shall come round and check you have brought the work finished to class on paper or on a music publishing tool.

In addition to the instructions in the booklet, please note the following:

1. Please end the melody on the tonic note on the first beat of the bar
2. Please end with a PERFECT cadence using the progression studied in class ii6-V-I
3. Write the melody in the first violin of a string quartet score
4. In the cello part, just put bass notes AND CHORD LABELS

Texture exercise E5 (for Monday next week)

Please complete – here on Google Classroom (Sibelius file attached to assignment)