© The Music Teachers Resource Site Copying allowed only for use in subscribing institution The Hare and the Tortoise By Mark Slater Programme Music.

© The Music Teacher’s Resource Site Copying allowed only for use in subscribing institution

The Hare and the Tortoise

By Mark Slater

Programme Music

© The Music Teacher’s Resource Site Copying

allowed only for use in subscribing institution

Part 1 - Introduction

Pastoral scene setting music Slow music gives a calm atmosphere Ornaments in the flute Sustained chords Dialogue between flute and oboe Use of triangle and glockenspiel

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 1 - Introduction



Part 2 – Theme for hare

Disjunct note movement (leaps about) Fast speed contrasts with slow introduction High pitched – lively Texture – monophonic at first, then

polyphonic Triplets give bouncy feel

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 2 – Theme for hare



Part 3 – Theme for tortoise Low pitch played on bassoon in minor key Plodding in staccato woodwind chords Slow speed Brass chord section to theme give stately feel

to the music Conjunct note movement

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 3 – Theme for tortoise

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 4 – Hare meets tortoise and starts boasting Hare theme is anticipated Bassoon from tortoise dialogues with hare

theme Pitch rises (boasting?) Triplet theme gives bouncy feel to music Percussion added to give music more rhythm

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 4 – Hare meets tortoise and starts boasting



Part 5 – Race starts and tortoise gets left behind A snare drum roll and chromatic rising scale signals

the start of the race Parts of the hare theme and tortoise theme are

heard together Played quickly with a plodding bass (the tortoise?) Pedal bass used (held on bass note) at times Hare theme heard in a rising figure passed around

the instruments and changing key Hare theme appears fragmented at the end and

slows downwww.mtrs.co.uk



Part 6 – Hare lies down and goes to sleep Music slows down in a descending chromatic

pattern Low, sustained bassoon note and quiet

cymbal represent sleep Pastoral theme from the beginning gives a

peaceful atmosphere and provide a contrast to the busy race music.

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 6 – Hare lies down and goes to sleep

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 7 - Tortoise catches up, overtakes hare and wins race. Tortoise theme heard in bass instruments with

counter melody above Tortoise theme becomes more optimistic and is

transformed into a major key Trumpet fanfare figure heard quietly (victory on

its way?)

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 7 - Tortoise catches up, overtakes hare and wins race.



Part 8 – Hare wakes up!

Hare theme is anticipated with glockenspiel note (waking up?)

Timp crescendo as the hare realises what has happened (angry?)

Chromatic rising figure as hare jumps to his feet

Repeated motif from hare theme is heard then dies away.

www.mtrs.co.uk



Part 9 - Conclusion

Music returns to opening pastoral scene Calm ending this time without the hare theme

interrupting the calmness.

www.mtrs.co.uk

© The Music Teachers Resource Site Copying allowed only for use in subscribing institution The Hare and the Tortoise By Mark Slater Programme Music.

Documents

hare slide

music slow music

subscribing institution

tortoise theme

key hare theme

hare theme pitch

music percussion

music conjunct