20th Century features of the Shostakovich
- Created by: sammilaw
- Created on: 25-05-15 10:43
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- Features of the Shostakovich - 20th Century
- MELODY
- Use of the DSCH motif as a cypher
- Some melodies reference S' earlier works
- HARMONY
- A varied approach to harmony - traditional, modern and original approach to dissonance
- Use of non-diatonic chords
- STRUCTURE
- Arch structure
- FORCES
- Subtly idiomatic
- Low range, narrow register (open strings) - sombre mood
- Does not exploit articulation/common techniques
- TONALITY
- Areas of ambiguous tonality
- Modulations to unrelated keys
- Cm to Am
- TEXTURE
- Chromatic melodies over drones
- RHYTHM & METRE
- Rhythmic augmentation
- Syncopation at some cadences
- MELODY
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