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    Pitch Duration Tone Colour

    High range Stringed instruments playing Strings and woodwind


    Flute/piccolo plays a counter long notes Piccolo: fluttering,
    melody Woodwind instruments Strings: adventurous,
    Flute and violin plays high playing shorter, fluttering Timpani: thumping
    pitched notes notes underneath Brass (tuba): brassy
    Main melody moves up and Repetition Chimes: sparkly
    down Polyrhythm
    Main melody plays sets of Fast tempo (allegro)
    sequence in ascending Quavers
    motion 2/2 time signature
    Major tonality Regular rhythm
    Definite melody
    The main motif melody had a
    bit of minor sense to it

    Texture Dynamics & Expressive Structure


    Techniques

    Homophonic Crescendo in flute parts Binary


    Mid-thick Countermelody-vibrato/arco/l Call and response
    Thins out at the end of the egato/staccato
    phrase Glissando - Flute
    Melodic role: strings/high Mf-f then moves to mp
    pitched woodwinds Accents on the minims in
    Harmonic roles: cello main melody
    General crescendo to build
    up the dynamics/suspense

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