Giuseppe Verdi:

Focus of Viva Voce: Topic: Student Name: Texture:

Theatre Music Andrew Pham ● The texture is thick but sometime changes to thin
How are two or three concepts of music used to ● Some part all the instrument plays at the same time, whereas some only play one instrument at a time
create tension or climax? ● Flute keeps the tension of sense when all the instrument stops playing
● Violin, French horn, Drum, Cello, and the Trombone create the dramatic and loud DEN sound (this create
and increases the tension in the scene)
Musical Excerpts ● The vocal keeps the rhythm of the scene
● It has a polyphonic texture
Song Title, Composer and Time Stamp
● Romeo and Juliet: 7:04 Dynamic and Expressive Technique:
● Tosca: 1:02:08 ● The dynamic of the scene is loud (helps to express and trying to create tension)
● Giuseppe Verdi: 1:52:47 ● The dynamic change very quick throughout the scene
● ● Expressive technique of changing tempo is used
● The tempo change a lot along with the dynamic
● The tempo change from original speed, then immediately increased then returned back to normal speed
Outline Summary:
Refer to three of the six concepts of music in your analysis: Pitch:
● The pitch changes a lot during the scene (this help to create more tension within the scene)
Romeo and Juliet: ● The pitch start off normal sound level, then suddenly increase but then suddenly also drops
Duration: ● Some part of the scene, the vocalist uses a very low pitch
● The tempo is this scene is very fast ● The low or silence increases the tension of the scene
● The tempo in this scene is allegro (this helps to create and keep the tension within the sense)
● Note value: length between note are short, the length of the notes are also not that long
● The beats of very definite and strong
● The uses of ostinato by the sound of the violin and trumpet (this help to create and keep the tension)

Dynamic and Expressive techniques:

● The dynamic of the scene is loud FF
● The dynamic doesn’t change which keep the rhythm (helps to create tension)
● The use of string and wind instrument of help create tension
● The tempo has a constant tempo of fast throughout the whole scene

Tone colour:

● The tone clour is harsh and dark

● This is caused by the fast rhythmic of the violin and the low trumpet
● This helps to create and keep tension within the scene

Tosca:
Texture:
● It has a polyphonic texture
● The texture is thick
● French horn, trumpet, violin, cell creates and keeps the tension
● The vocal in the scene help to create tension and increase it (this helps to create and increase tension)

Duration:
● The note of the scene is long
● The tempo is Moderato
● The tempo dooes change sometime for the instrument (this helps to keep the tension in the scene)
● The tempo change to fast somethings but then returns to original speed
Pitch:
● The pitch of the scene start normal level sound
● The ptch increases dramatically with the lady
● The pitch just continue to rise slow
● Then the pitch slowly descreases when the lady start crying