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Seachanges
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What Is the Title from | Sea- the 3note cell came to him on ardtrasna beach (atlantic) and then again mexico (Pacific) Seachanges - Shakespeares Full Fathom Five in the Tempest with a reflection on metamorphosis after death |
| Mexican Influence | Deane was fascinated with the Mexican's obsession with death - skeletons, dance of the dead etc. this portrays the reflection of death suggested by the title. Employs a mexican Mariachi Band; Crotales, Guiro, Maracas and Marimba |
| Dies Irea | A liturgical sequence from the Tridentine "Mass of the Dead" |
| Overall Structure | 1- Intro 2- Ab 3- B Dance Macabre 4- A1 5- C Dies Irea 6- A2 - Coda |
| Pedal Points of each section | Intro - G Ab - A > G B - Atonal A1 - D C - Atonal A2 - Eb Coda - C > A |
| Inversion | When a line of melody / motif is played upside-down |
| Retrograde | When a line of melody / Motif is played in reverse |
| Subtraction/Addition Principle | Subtraction principle is when a motfi / line of melody is repeated a number of times and with each repition a not is removed until there is only one left. The addition principle works in reverse, starting with one note and with each repitition... |
| Arco (strings) | when string instrument is played with a bow - cymbal is also played w bow in seachanges |
| Pizzicato | When string instrument is plucked by hand |
| Bartok Pizzicato | STRING - When string is plucked and allowed to snap back WIND - Snap back pizzicato used to make a short percussive sound |
| Con legno Battuto | String player instructed to hit stings with the wood of the bow |
| Harmonics | Natural = Performer lightly touches the string to achieve a semitone above - indicated by circle Artificial = performer lightly touches stopped string w second finger - indicated by diamond |
| Flag. | indication of where the harmonic should be played |
| Laisser Vibrer | let vibrate until sound dies away usually percussion instruments |
| Sul Ponticello | indication for string instrument to play on the bridge |
| Sul Tasto | indication for string instrument to play on the fingerboard |
| Pizz + | Left-hand Pizzicato |
| When there is a square head on the notes | Play across the bridge to produce a shrill sound |
| Martello | Hammered |
| Augmentation | note values are lengthened |
| Canon | Repetition at specific pitch and interval of time |
| poco meno | a little less |
| non troppo | not too much |
| sub. (subito) | suddenly |
| 15ma | 2 octaves higher |
| 8ba | 1 octave LOWER |
| sec (secco) | dry |
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