Zusammenfassung der Ressource
GCSE Music
(key info)
- Area of Study 1
- And the Glory
of the Lord
- Handel
1741-Baroque Era
- For King George I
- Is a famous chorus from "Messiah"
which is an oritorio (religious opera
without acting)
- "Messiah" consists of three
parts: Birth, Death, Resurrection
of Christ
- A major
B major
E major
- Falls loosely into four parts
- Symphony No.40
- Mozart
1788-Classical Era
- For Emperor
Joseph II of Austria
- Emphasis on elegance,
balance and symmetry
- G minor
Bb major
F# minor
- Sonata Form
- Prelude No.15, Op 28
- Chopin
1839-Romantic Period
- Focus on human
emotions e.g. love, joy,
death
- Dynamics and Tempo
used to express emotion
- Db major
C# major
- Ternary Form
- Area of Study 2
- Electric Counterpoint
- Steve Reich
1987-Minimalism
- For festival "New Wave"
- Minimalism: using minimal
material to create maximum impact
- Binary form with coda
- E minor
C minor
- "Music Concrete" uses
everyday sounds, which are
pre-recorded
- Peripetie
- Schoenberg
1909-Expressionism
- Means "sudden
change of fortune"
- During that time
Schoenberg's best friend
committed suicide and his
wife left him
- Atonal: no
major or
minor keys
- Rondo form
- Somethings Coming
- Leonard Bernstein
1958- West Side Story
- Based on the story of
Romeo and Juliet.
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Book WWS: Arthur Laurents
- Reflects Tony's
attempt to start a
new life
- Ternary form(external)
Strophic song(internal)
- D major
C major