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Explain the role of Miles Davis as a soloist and band leader in 'Round Midnight'.

From the outset of the piece we see Miles Davis as the leader of the quintet as his solo kicks off the track. The role that Davis has is to set the tempo for the rest of the piece as he is the first musician...
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What keys can I modulate to when harmonizing a Bach chorale?

There are 5 keys which a Bach chorale could modulate to*. Two of these are the dominant and the subdominant (based on the 5th and 4th degree of the home key respectively). If the home key is major then the c...
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What is sonata form?

Sonata form is formed of an exposition, development section and a recapitulation. The exposition comprises of a first subject, a bridge passage, a second subject and a codetta. The development section builds...
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Examine the works of a composer, and how they convey extra musical content through the score.

Claude Michel Schoenberg is a musical theatre composer having written well known musicals such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. He often conveys extra musical content within the score which is able to refl...
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I'm struggling to revise for the listening section of the exam? i.e how do I remember my score annotations?

It's all about making the connections between what you're hearing and what you understand is going on. Your A-Level Anthology should be heavily annotated with all important explanations in there. The best wa...
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Answered by Cristina C. • Music tutor
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