musical theatre lesson exercise based on "don't cry for me argentina"
DESCRIPTION
A HSC exam-like worksheet using allocated marks for each question. Whole worksheet is based on "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Andrew Lloyd-Webber's musical "Evita". Develops knowledge on the six concepts of music and requires musicology, score reading and aural perception skills. Great preparation for a class or individual before a Music 2 HSC or musicianship exam.TRANSCRIPT
MUSICOLOGY/AURAL EXERCISE
Music 1945-1987/88
“Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”
Composer: Andrew Lloyd-Webber
Genre: Musical Theatre ( from Evita)
Year of Composition- 1976
Duration- 5:30 mins
1. Listen to the opening section/ introduction and write brief notes in the table below on the composer’s use of concepts in the excerpt. (12 marks)
The excerpt will be played three times for you to complete each concept in the table. There is a score provided for this question.
Timing: Short pause between each playing.
Duration
Dynamics & Expressive Techniques
Pitch
Tone Colour
Texture
Structure
2. Name the key of this excerpt. (1 mark)
3. Describe how rhythmic devices and pitch material are used by the composer to make the introduction imitative in style. (3 marks)
4. Listen to the following excerpt. (1 mark)
What form of performing media plays the continual arpeggiated ostinato pattern?
5. Refer to the REFRAIN Grandioso (final 10 bars) on the score provided.
Name the expressive technique written for strings in the second-last bar. (1 mark)
Describe how this is to be performed. (1 mark)
6. How does the composer emphasise the term “Grandioso” for the orchestral refrain, with regards to dynamics and expressive techniques? (4 marks)
The whole piece will now be played once for questions 7 and 8.
7. Outline the structure of the piece, with regards to the developments in the second verse, inclusion of performing media and second orchestral refrain. Describe the changes in tone colour as they relate to the formal structure of the piece. Write brief notes in the space provided. (5 marks)
8. Draw a flow chart, indicating the textures of the piece. Name each section as homophonic or polyphonic and describe the textures as dense or thin. (2 marks)
9. Write what notes are to play in the following chords: (2 marks)A) A Flat 7 B) E Flat 7 Sus 4
9. With reference to pitch:
- Describe the melodic contour/shape of the piece (3 marks)
- List any patterns of the melody that recur - Name the vocal range of the melody