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Listen to the following: https://youtu.be/YKsQOpTTd7w - what is the instrumentation (outlining the solo instrument), what is the tonality, from what type of work was this likely taken, when might it have been written, and who is a possible composer?

Instrumentation: Solo instrument: Cor AnglaisAccompaniment under solo: Strings, pizzicatoWoodwindHornsPredominantly minor tonalityLate 19th century - 1888 (late-Romantic style)Symphony - possibly opera / ove...
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Answered by Joshua Q. • Music tutor
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When analysing film/descriptive music, what elements should you analyse?

StructureTempoOrchestrationPitch Duration (of notes)Rhythm TextureEnsembleDynamics TonalityInstrumentationMelody
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Answered by Lucy P. • Music tutor
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When listening to a extract of music, what features should we be looking out for?

I would suggest always working out what the time signature is (how many beats in a bar), whether the music is slow or fast, what style the music is in and the general dynamics in the extract. I would then th...
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Answered by Izzy J. • Music tutor
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How can you distinguish between the different cadences?

The first step is to decide whether the extract sounds complete or not. If the extract sounds completed, it will either be a perfect or plagal cadence. The chord progression of a perfect cadence is V-I. This...
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Answered by Samantha B. • Music tutor
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What are the key differences changes within the style, form and musical techniques used in piano music between the classical and romantic periods?

There were several key differences between the Classical and romantic era’s in relation to piano music. In the progression of the two era’s there was a marked change in the stylistic elements of the music it...
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Answered by Heather H. • Music tutor
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