IB Music/Prescribed Works-2014

Yellow River Concerto by Chen Yung

1st Movement

Rhythm

• triplets
• multimeter changes between compound and duple meter
• repetitive ostinato in bar 6 in violins
• unexpected pulses in places like in bar 25 in the piano motif "the fisherman's call" there are 13 16th notes when there should be 12

Melody

• main themes are ABA'B'ABcoda

Harmony

• Major Pentatonic scale with a tonal center based on D

3rd Movement

• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Structure
• Texture
• Style
• Contextual

4th Movement

• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Structure
• Texture
• Style
• Contextual

Classical Symphony by Sergei Prokofiev

1st Movement

• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Structure
• Texture
• Style
• Contextual

2nd Movement

• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Structure
• Texture
• Style
• Contextual

3rd Movement

• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Structure
• Texture
• Style
• Contextual

4th Movement

• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Structure
• Texture
• Style

Comparisons between Overall

• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Structure
• Texture
• Style
• Contextual