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IB Set Work El Salon Mexico Aaron Copland

IB Set Work El Salon Mexico Aaron Copland. Instrumentation/Orchestration. Instruments used in Grand Cuban Orchestra have prominent (important) roles. High Eb Clarinet imitates sound of Mexican clarinet.

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IB Set Work El Salon Mexico Aaron Copland

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  1. IB Set Work El Salon Mexico Aaron Copland Instrumentation/Orchestration Instruments used in Grand Cuban Orchestra have prominent (important) roles. High Eb Clarinet imitates sound of Mexican clarinet. Raucous sound created by open strings, handstopping brass and lots of percussion especially guiro, wood block, temple block and tabor. Standard Symphony Orchestra piccolo 2 flutes 2 oboes Cor anglais * Eb clarinet * 2 Bb clarinets bass clarinet * 2 bassoons contrabassoon * 4 horns 3 trumpets 3 trombones tuba timpani percussion piano strings * = not essential to performance tabor guiro woodblock Trumpet ad libs sounds drunk! and plays with wide vibrato to imitate the cornet (B 19-33) temple blocks

  2. Overview of key elements MEXICAN INFLUENCES Folk melodies Alternating time signature Orchestration Carlos Chavez (composer) Copland liked how he integrated (mixed) Mexican musical characteristics and 20th century Classical music How can I revise? Pick any page of the score and write a sentence analysing each of the key elements: Orchestration, Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Dynamics, Texture

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