Musical Dimensions

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Provide a brief description on each section of the piece. Discuss what the piece may be

communicating and how that idea is being conveyed. Please consider instrumentation,

melody, form, timbre, and other musical dimensions.

Example

Section 1: “Down the River”

This section is describing Adventure.The light and short articulations gives the tune the

feeling of momentum and creates the aesthetic of someone beginning their journey

somewhere. The way the composer slowly adds instruments and creates a generally

light and changing texture adds an effect that makes the piece sound grandiose.

Section 2: “Shenandoah”

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Section 3: “The Glendy Burk”

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Section 4: Bamboula Tune

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