GCSE EDEXCEL 9-1 MUSIC SET WORKS
Brandenburg Concerto - A section structure - ANS Fugato (with counterpoint)
\Brandenburg Concerto - B section structure - ANS Ritornello
\Brandenburg Concerto - Basso Continuo instruments - ANS Harpsichord with figured
bass, Double Bass
\Brandenburg Concerto - Composer - ANS Johann Sebastian Bach
\Brandenburg Concerto - Concertino/Solo instruments - ANS Flute, Violin and
Harpsichord
\Brandenburg Concerto - Examples of ornamentation - ANS Acciaccatura, Appoggiatura,
Mordent, Turn, Trill
\Brandenburg Concerto - Harmonic devices used - ANS Pedal, Suspension
\Brandenburg Concerto - How is the fugue closed? - ANS Stretto (tightening)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Key of A sections - ANS D major, use of A major
\Brandenburg Concerto - Key of B section - ANS B minor, use of A major and F# minor
\Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic description - ANS Conjunct, Narrow tessitura, Scalic,
Triadic
\Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the A section - ANS Imitation, Sequences,
Inversions
\Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the B section - ANS Ritornelli, rippling
quavers,
\Brandenburg Concerto - Order of soloists in B section - ANS Flute, Violin, Harpsichord,
Violins, Harpsichord
\Brandenburg Concerto - Overall structure - ANS Da capo - Ternary (could be ritornello)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Period - ANS 1720s
\Brandenburg Concerto - Rhythmic features - ANS Limited syncopation, Dotted rhythms,
Triplets
\Brandenburg Concerto - Ripieno instruments - ANS Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass viol
\Brandenburg Concerto - Tempo - ANS Allegro (lively)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Texture - ANS Contrapuntal
\Brandenburg Concerto - Time signature - ANS 2/4 (use of triplets seems like 6/8)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of cadence used at end of each section - ANS Perfect
cadence
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of chords used - ANS Diatonic chords in root position and
first inversion
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of concerto - ANS Concerto Grosso
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dance the music is based off - ANS Gigue
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dynamics - ANS Terraced dynamics through texture
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of harmony - ANS Functional harmony
\Brandenburg Concerto - Where does the texture change and to what? - ANS Cadenzas,
monophonic
\Defying Gravity - Composer - ANS Stephen Schwartz
, \Defying Gravity - Lyrics of Glinda's leitmotif - ANS You can still be with the wizard
\Defying Gravity - Main tonality - ANS D major
\Defying Gravity - Melodic description - ANS Wide tessitura, triadic, conjunct and
disjunct, syllabic
\Defying Gravity - Most common intervals - ANS 4ths and 5ths
\Defying Gravity - Musical and year of release - ANS Wicked 2003
\Defying Gravity - Other keys used - ANS B major, F major, Bitonality (G and C)
\Defying Gravity - Rhythmic features - ANS Syncopation, driving quavers
\Defying Gravity - Structure - ANS Recitative introduction
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Link
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Dialogue section
Bridge
Chorus 3
Revised introduction
Verse 3
Chorus 4
Coda
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of bridge - ANS Moderato
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of coda - ANS Maestoso
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of recitative sections - ANS Colla voce
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of verses and choruses - ANS Allegro
\Defying Gravity - Texture - ANS Homophonic
\Defying Gravity - Tonality of bridge - ANS G major
\Defying Gravity - Unlimited theme based off... - ANS Over the rainbow
\Defying Gravity - what are bare fifths and what do they create? - ANS No third note,
tonally ambiguous, creates possibility
\Killer Queen - Date of release - ANS November 1974
\Killer Queen - Example of a contrapuntal fragment - ANS Bar 62 (Guitar 4 imitates
vocals)
\Killer Queen - Examples of recording techniques - ANS Multi-tracking, EQ, Flanger,
Distortion, Reverb, Wah-Wah, Panning and Overdubbing
\Killer Queen - Guitar playing techniques - ANS Slides, Bends, Pull-offs and vibrato
\Killer Queen - Harmonic devices - ANS Tonic pedal at start of verse, Dominant pedal at
end of chorus
\Killer Queen - Harmony - ANS Root position triads, some inversions and 7th chords
\Killer Queen - Instruments - ANS Lead and backing vocals, Piano, Jangle Piano, 4
Electric guitars, Bass guitar, Drum kit
\Killer Queen - Key - ANS Eb major
\Killer Queen - Melody description - ANS Mostly syllabic, wide tessitura, use of vocables
\Killer Queen - Modulations in the chorus - ANS Bb major, D minor, C major
Brandenburg Concerto - A section structure - ANS Fugato (with counterpoint)
\Brandenburg Concerto - B section structure - ANS Ritornello
\Brandenburg Concerto - Basso Continuo instruments - ANS Harpsichord with figured
bass, Double Bass
\Brandenburg Concerto - Composer - ANS Johann Sebastian Bach
\Brandenburg Concerto - Concertino/Solo instruments - ANS Flute, Violin and
Harpsichord
\Brandenburg Concerto - Examples of ornamentation - ANS Acciaccatura, Appoggiatura,
Mordent, Turn, Trill
\Brandenburg Concerto - Harmonic devices used - ANS Pedal, Suspension
\Brandenburg Concerto - How is the fugue closed? - ANS Stretto (tightening)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Key of A sections - ANS D major, use of A major
\Brandenburg Concerto - Key of B section - ANS B minor, use of A major and F# minor
\Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic description - ANS Conjunct, Narrow tessitura, Scalic,
Triadic
\Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the A section - ANS Imitation, Sequences,
Inversions
\Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the B section - ANS Ritornelli, rippling
quavers,
\Brandenburg Concerto - Order of soloists in B section - ANS Flute, Violin, Harpsichord,
Violins, Harpsichord
\Brandenburg Concerto - Overall structure - ANS Da capo - Ternary (could be ritornello)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Period - ANS 1720s
\Brandenburg Concerto - Rhythmic features - ANS Limited syncopation, Dotted rhythms,
Triplets
\Brandenburg Concerto - Ripieno instruments - ANS Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass viol
\Brandenburg Concerto - Tempo - ANS Allegro (lively)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Texture - ANS Contrapuntal
\Brandenburg Concerto - Time signature - ANS 2/4 (use of triplets seems like 6/8)
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of cadence used at end of each section - ANS Perfect
cadence
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of chords used - ANS Diatonic chords in root position and
first inversion
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of concerto - ANS Concerto Grosso
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dance the music is based off - ANS Gigue
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dynamics - ANS Terraced dynamics through texture
\Brandenburg Concerto - Type of harmony - ANS Functional harmony
\Brandenburg Concerto - Where does the texture change and to what? - ANS Cadenzas,
monophonic
\Defying Gravity - Composer - ANS Stephen Schwartz
, \Defying Gravity - Lyrics of Glinda's leitmotif - ANS You can still be with the wizard
\Defying Gravity - Main tonality - ANS D major
\Defying Gravity - Melodic description - ANS Wide tessitura, triadic, conjunct and
disjunct, syllabic
\Defying Gravity - Most common intervals - ANS 4ths and 5ths
\Defying Gravity - Musical and year of release - ANS Wicked 2003
\Defying Gravity - Other keys used - ANS B major, F major, Bitonality (G and C)
\Defying Gravity - Rhythmic features - ANS Syncopation, driving quavers
\Defying Gravity - Structure - ANS Recitative introduction
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Link
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Dialogue section
Bridge
Chorus 3
Revised introduction
Verse 3
Chorus 4
Coda
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of bridge - ANS Moderato
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of coda - ANS Maestoso
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of recitative sections - ANS Colla voce
\Defying Gravity - Tempo of verses and choruses - ANS Allegro
\Defying Gravity - Texture - ANS Homophonic
\Defying Gravity - Tonality of bridge - ANS G major
\Defying Gravity - Unlimited theme based off... - ANS Over the rainbow
\Defying Gravity - what are bare fifths and what do they create? - ANS No third note,
tonally ambiguous, creates possibility
\Killer Queen - Date of release - ANS November 1974
\Killer Queen - Example of a contrapuntal fragment - ANS Bar 62 (Guitar 4 imitates
vocals)
\Killer Queen - Examples of recording techniques - ANS Multi-tracking, EQ, Flanger,
Distortion, Reverb, Wah-Wah, Panning and Overdubbing
\Killer Queen - Guitar playing techniques - ANS Slides, Bends, Pull-offs and vibrato
\Killer Queen - Harmonic devices - ANS Tonic pedal at start of verse, Dominant pedal at
end of chorus
\Killer Queen - Harmony - ANS Root position triads, some inversions and 7th chords
\Killer Queen - Instruments - ANS Lead and backing vocals, Piano, Jangle Piano, 4
Electric guitars, Bass guitar, Drum kit
\Killer Queen - Key - ANS Eb major
\Killer Queen - Melody description - ANS Mostly syllabic, wide tessitura, use of vocables
\Killer Queen - Modulations in the chorus - ANS Bb major, D minor, C major
