Use of Melody - · PDF fileMelodic lines seriously restricted by lack of shape and/or direction. Part-writing seriously compromised by many errors. Very little evidence of competence

Motif Pitch

Rhythm Direction

Motif - forming the basis of the melody

Motif - REVERSED in direction, changed

in rhythm

Descending sequence

Climatic Note

Basic Melodic Development

Motif Pitch Rhythm Direction

Motif - forming the basis of the melody

Melody reversed and changed in

rhythm

Melody reversed and changed in

rhythm

Poulenc  –  Sonata  for  Trombone,  Horn  &  Trumpet  

! arpeggio  figures  

! scale  based  melodies    

! octave  leaps  and  two  octave  leaps  

ornaments  repeated  notes  

!   repeated  mo=fs  

!   modified  mo=fs  

!   mostly  balanced  

phrasing  

!   the  use  of  dynamic  extremes  

!   use  of  abrupt  contrasts  of  

legato/staccato  

AS  Composi=on  Task  Topic  1  –  Composing  Expressively  •  You  are  required  to  compose  a  new  character  theme  for  either:  

•  Melody  focus:  Mo=f    Pitch    Direc=on  Rhythm    Repe==on    Imita=on    Augmenta=on    

Diminu=on    Fragmenta=on    Inversion    Rhythmic  Varia=on    Pedal    Os=nato  

•  Your  theme  should  create  a  specific  mood  and  emo=on,  where  necessary  moving  

from  one  to  another  with  gradually  or  abruptly  

•  You  may  write  in  any  style  and  for  any  instrumental  forces  

Katniss  Everdeen   Saruman  

The  Dark  Knight  

Dorothy  

The  Mad  HaKer