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electric counterpoint
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- 1date1987
- 2key features of minimalism (4)note addition
diatonic harmony
contrapuntal textures
slow harmonic rhythm - 3background (2)in three movements: fast-slow-fast; this one is the third
written for famous jazz guitarist Pat Metheny - 4instrumentation (5)ten guitars in total:
one live guitar → amplified to blend in well with the backing tape
two bass guitars (pre-recorded)
seven electric guitars (pre-recorded)
one performer plays all parts - 5melody (6)angular/disjunct
one-bar motif, based on triads, repeated to form an ostinato
parts one to four create a canon with the motif
note addition → classic minimalist feature
interlocking melodies
resultant melody - 6process of guitars (texture) (7)starts with guitar 1: monophonic
+ live guitar (contrapuntal)
+ guitars 2 to 4
+ bass guitars
+ guitars 5 to 7
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- guitars 5 to 7
- bass guitars - 7texturecontrapuntal (hence the name)
panning to separate guitar parts
strummed chords (parts 5 to 7 and live) - 8rhythm, metre and tempo (8)mostly 3/2, sometimes 12/8 (towards end)
crotchet = 192 (very fast)
little rhythmic variety → repeated quavers
metrical displacement
polymetres when some parts are in 12/8 and some are in 3/2 at the same time
frequent syncopation
strummed chords in longer note values (parts 5 to 7 and live)
cross rhythms - 9harmony and tonality (5)entirely diatonic
largely in G major but some shorter sections are in Eb major
modal
hexatonic scales
conventional harmonic progressions like cadences are not used - 10dynamics (2)overall dynamic remains fairly constant throughout
parts gradually fade out in a number of places
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- GCSE Music (music in the 20th century) Flashcards on electric counterpoint, created by jenny sclater on 01/05/2017.
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