Invergordon Academy: Advanced Higher Music
Understanding Music
Investigation
Due: Monday 21st of December
“Analysing style and form, melody, harmony and rhythm and the impact of social and
cultural influences on the development of Music”
Assessment Criteria
Your submission should:
1. Identify the key features of the music in relation to style/form/melody/harmony
and rhythm
2. Establish how important these key features are in relation to the style of music
3. Express justified comments in relation to how social and cultural influences
impacted on the development of the music
4. Display an ability to use aural discrimination
Suggested Repertoire for Investigation
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Penderecki
John Adams
Beethoven
Shostakovich
Gorecki
Stravinsky
Wagner
Your own choice
Threnody to the victims of Hiroshima
On the Transmigration of Souls
Symphony No.9
Symphony No10 in E minor
Symphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
The Rite of Spring
The Ring Cycle
Presentation
You can submit your submission in any of the following styles. You should ensure
that you include audio examples and annotations of the score to exemplify your
comments.
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Powerpoint
Prezi
Mind map
Podcase
Video
Essay
Sketchbook
Links to current research, analyses and YouTube clips for each of the suggested
pieces.
Penderecki
Threnody to the victims of Hiroshima
http://www.anthonybannach.com/uploads/2/1/6/7/21674290/pendereckipaper.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HilGthRhwP8 (Animated score)
John Adams
On the Transmigration of Souls
http://www.boosey.com/cr/music/On-the-Transmigration-of-Souls/26239 (Interview
with the composer)
https://baylor-ir.tdl.org/baylorir/bitstream/handle/2104/8509/Ariana_Phillips_Masters.pdf?sequence=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6nrJ3ByzzE
Beethoven
Symphony No.9
http://javanese.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/7/76/IMSLP328923-PMLP01607LvBeethoven_Symphony_No.9__Op.125_fe_fs_BPL.pdf (Score)
http://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2014/sep/09/symphony-guidebeethoven-ninth-choral-tom-service
Shostakovich
Symphony No10 in E minor
http://www.markwigglesworth.com/notes/marks-notes-on-shostakovich-symphonynos-5-6-10/
http://themusicsalon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/shostakovich-symphony-no-10-in-eminor.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAL50lkWI8g
Gorecki
Symphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPhrG82nV2c
http://www.classicfm.com/composers/gorecki/music/symphony-no3-symphonysorrowful-son/
Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
http://www.classicfm.com/composers/stravinsky/guides/story-behind-rite-spring/
http://petruccilibrary.us/Scores/scores/Stravinsky_Igor_1971/Stravinsky__RiteOfSpring_OrchScore.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFPjFjUonX8
Wagner
The Ring Cycle
http://www.classicfm.com/composers/wagner/guides/wagner-ring-cycle-wherestart/#PBm6uD3yZtkkFq4L.97
http://www.wagnerheim.com/page/15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvpIbfslS9w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meGuEnjERxc&list=PLV9AAkV2HThlMTWVqbP
81APxLQUbJOSEQ
Your own choice