Interest
This question would not be asked if the piece was not
interesting. As usual if there is no specific concept mentioned then you should
write out your headings and leave space for a short summary sentence at the
end. This is another question that asks you to make judgments not just pointing
our musical features. Pretend you love the piece and describe how the composer
changes the music to keep you interested. Or mention the musical features that
I would find exciting. Write things that you think that I would give many ticks
too!!
This is like a contrast question. Just describe musical features that stand out. Don’t spend your time discussing the tempo and dynamics only. Things that are interesting à developing rhythms by making them more complex, developing melodies by adding notes, ornamentation, sequences, contrasting arpeggios with chords, triplets, accent patterns, contrasting polyphonic texture with homophonic texture, hearing solo layers and then combining them, combining strange or different tone colours, contrasting different families of instruments, theme and variation structure, etc…
Always link to the question.
Summary sentence. Write a final sentence with 1 or 2 of the best key features from your answer. ‘By the use of melodic development and contrasting textural layers the composer creates interest in this piece.’ Write stuff that happens in the piece and sound smart!!
This is like a contrast question. Just describe musical features that stand out. Don’t spend your time discussing the tempo and dynamics only. Things that are interesting à developing rhythms by making them more complex, developing melodies by adding notes, ornamentation, sequences, contrasting arpeggios with chords, triplets, accent patterns, contrasting polyphonic texture with homophonic texture, hearing solo layers and then combining them, combining strange or different tone colours, contrasting different families of instruments, theme and variation structure, etc…
Always link to the question.
- Interest is created when
- Further interested is developed when…
- Interest is maintained by…
Summary sentence. Write a final sentence with 1 or 2 of the best key features from your answer. ‘By the use of melodic development and contrasting textural layers the composer creates interest in this piece.’ Write stuff that happens in the piece and sound smart!!