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Ground Bass 1

1) Explain what the term ground bass means

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2) Describe the ground bass that Michael Nyman composed for the
piece ‘Time Lapse’.

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3) Find out what film the piece Time Lapse is taken from, going to
Michael Nyman’s website

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4) Name another film that Michael Nyman wrote for?

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5) If you had a ground bass and a melody, describe what you could
change/add to make the piece more interesting?

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What is your target grade for this assessment?

What do you need to do to reach it?

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Ground Bass 2

Theme and variations are also used in many types of music as well as
ground basses. The theme is the original idea (which can be borrowed
from another composer) and then the variations of that theme then
follow.

Write down below what ways the theme could be changed to make it a
variation. I can think of at least five or six. Think about every possible
way it would be slightly changed…

Your theme is Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star… your variations on this are…

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2. _____________________________________________

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Now find a few examples of composers who have written theme and
variation pieces

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Film Music 1

1) What is your favourite film? State the title and the reasons why you
like it.

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2) Describe how a composer creates a tense emotion.

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3) State what instruments could be used to create this sound and explain
why/how?
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4) Describe the type of music being played when people are kissing in
the film under each heading?
PITCH TEMPO
INSTRUMENTS USED

5) Describe the music being played when there is a car chase?

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6) Do you think that music is important in a film? YES / NO

7) Why? What does it add to the film?

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Film Music 2

1) Name four film composers and give three examples of their work

Composer

Film 1

Film 2

Film 3

2) My favourite film is ____________________________________ and the film music

composer is _______________________________________________. He/She was

born ______________ in _________________________. He/She has also

written music for the following two films __________________________________

and ___________________________________________________.

I think his/her work is good because _______________________________________

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