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Music, Secondary, Key Stage 4, Year 11, Edexcel
Composition exemplars: advanced techniques
Considering timbre, articulation and dynamics
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Listen to this atonal composition for flute and piano.
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Year 11
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Music
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Considering timbre, articulation and dynamics
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Listen to this atonal composition for flute and piano.
Analysing an atonal composition
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The flute has an airy, breathy timbre in its low register
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This contrasts with the more shrill timbre in its high register
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flutter tonguing
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Can you hear that contrast here?
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the accents create an interesting rhythmic effect
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This contrasts with other sections, where the melody uses some tenuto notes
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This creates a clear contrast between the parts.
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Listen to the first two sections - can you hear the clear change in dynamics?
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Can you hear that effect in this section?
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Can you hear how those create a feeling of tension and uncertainty?
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It also switches the listener’s focus between the different parts.
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Analysing an atonal composition
Listen to this atonal composition for flute and piano.
Key Stage 4
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Year 11
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Music
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