Gcse Music All Areas of Study Notes

Area of Study 2 Sh ard music solo and support

romantic Song-Lieder

Recordings are available of Erlkonig-Schubert or there are performances on YouTube

Die Forelle-Schubert are available on YouTube
Things to do
take in the following paragraph and think about what you might take to hear in a lied ground on these words:

I can see trout swimming in a brook. There are fishermen waiting for the trout to bite. I desire the fish will swim the other way, but as feared it bites the fishermens line and deposits caught.
+ What might you expect to hear in the piano accompaniment?
+ Would you use a female or male voice? Why?
+ How would you compose a straining line to complement your accompaniment?

Recordings of Die Schone Mullerin or performances on You Tube
A vocal cycle is a series of songs based on a main theme. This tells the story of a milling machine who falls in love with a mill owners daughter. However, the daughter ignores the millers affections and instead becomes irrational with a hunter. In despair and longing for peace, the miller ends up drowning himself in a brook.

Test Yourself:
What is the German word for song?
Name 2 famous composers of Romantic song.
What are the 2 structures that were commonly used by Romantic-song composers?




Give an fashion model of how a piano accompaniment can support the mood and put forward of a songs lyrics.
Describe and give an example of rhythmic interplay between soloist and accompaniment in a Romantic Song.





Pop Ballad

The Beatles Yesterday on YouTube

Elton John Your Song YouTube post by marissantiago-allows you to follow the lyrics as you listen to the song.

Gerry Rafferty Baker lane YouTube posted by Lyelee

Listening ideas
Think about how the accompaniment supports the singer. Hero-Mariah Carey. You will hear the orchestral backing keeps a fast pulse throughout, apart from the ends of certain phrases where there are keen rits in the accompaniment that allow her to fit her vocal...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



If you want to get a full essay, wisit our page: write my essay .