Strings | Violins (1&2)ViolasCelloDouble BassHarp |
Woodwind | PiccoloFluteOboeClarinet (in A)Corr AnglaisBassoons |
Brass | Horns (in F)Trumpets (in E)Tenor TrombonesBass TromboneTuba |
Percussion | Timpani (in E, B & F#)CymbalsBass Drum |
Form | Modified sonata form |
Time Signature | 4/4 |
Programme Music | instrumental music which depicts a mood or tells a story |
Concert Overture | one-movement orchestrial piece, performed in a concert hall |
Friar Laurence Theme: Main Features | F# minorMelody on clarinetMainly step movementEnd on chord V- Imperfect |
Strife Theme: Main Features | B minorRepeated NotesSyncopationDotted RhythmAscending & Descending scalesDialogue between strings and woodwind |
Love Theme: Main Features | D flat MajorCorr Anglais & ViolaLeaps and Step Movement comboFalling seconds & Dim 5th’s in melody |
andante non tasto- quasi moderato | not too slow, almost moderate |
poco piu f | a little louder |
poco a poco cresc | getting gradually louder |
dolce | sweetly |
dolce ma sensible | sweetly but sensitively |
marc./marcato | well marked/accented |
legato | smoothly |
pizz. | pluck the strings |
arco | play the strings with bow |
div. | divided strings |
unis | all play the same note |
string. | getting faster |
accel. | getting faster |
allegro giusto | fast and lively in strict time |
molto meno mosso | a lot less movement |
espr. | with expression |
con sord | with mute |
senza sord | without mute |
sfz | stress on the note |
sempre | always |
cresc molto | getting much louder |
amoroso | emotionally & tenderly |
moderato assai | at a very moderate speed |
tremolo | a note or chord bowed very rapidly so as to produce a quavering effect |
A2 | two instruments play the same style of music |
tonic key | f sharp minor |
form | sonata |
programme music | tells a story |
arco | bowed |
pizzicato | plucked |
divisi | divided |
andante | walking pace |
overture | instrumental piece preceding an opera |
composer’s nationality | russian |
coda | finishing section |
chromaticism | moving in semitones |
year of completion | 1880 |
1st subject | strife theme |
2nd subject | love theme |
introductory theme | friar laurence |
sonata form | expo develop recap coda |
Fg | bassoon |
Vc | cello |
Ci | cor anglais |
Pi | cymbals |
Gc | bass drum |
transposing | heard at a different pitch than written |
viola clef | alto clef |
trombone clef | tenor clef |
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
August 13, 2019