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Hoedown from Rodeo

Hoedown from Rodeo. By Éle Quinn, Orlaigh Murray-Corcoran and Emma Mullaniff. Aaron copland. Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Born in Brooklyn, New York He studied piano and later studied composition when he travelled to France

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Hoedown from Rodeo

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  1. Hoedown from Rodeo By Éle Quinn, Orlaigh Murray-Corcoran and Emma Mullaniff

  2. Aaron copland • Aaron Copland (1900-1990) • Born in Brooklyn, New York • He studied piano and later studied composition when he travelled to France • He composed a ballet called Rodeo but later arranged into an orchestral piece Four Sections:Buckaroo Holiday Corral Nocturne Saturday Night Waltz Hoe-Down

  3. Aaroncopland

  4. the story • This piece of music is about a tomboyish cowgirl who wants to attract the attention of the head wrangler, she is asked to dance by the head wrangler and the champion roper. She chooses the champion roper in the end. The dramatic, exciting music in Hoedown captures the drama of this scene. • This is Programme music which is music that tells a story.

  5. How does the music tell the story • The rhythm pattern of the woodblock creates the sound of a horse. • The dramatic dynamics are fortissimo (which is very loud) make the piece more exciting & lively adding to the atmosphere of the overall piece • The Tutti (the whole orchestra) makes it a very bold and exciting piece as there is so many instruments playing different melodies • It is a polyphonic texture because there are many different melodies being played at the same time • There is a climax (high point) in bar 71 when tutti plays

  6. The link part played on the woodblock that mimics a horse

  7. Instruments: String Section Violin Viola

  8. Instruments: String Section Cello Double Bass

  9. Instruments: Woodwind Piccolo Flute

  10. Instruments: Woodwind Oboe CorAnglais

  11. Instruments: Woodwind Clarinets Bass Clarinet

  12. Instruments: Woodwind Bassoon

  13. Instruments: Brass French Horn Trumpet

  14. Instruments: Brass Trombone Bass Trombone

  15. Instruments: Brass Tuba

  16. Instruments: Percussion Timpani Snare Drum

  17. Instruments: Percussion Xylophone Wood Block

  18. Instruments: Percussion Piano Bass Drum

  19. Instruments: Percussion Cymbals

  20. What makes this different from our other set works? • The time signature changes from 2\3 to 2\4 in bar 12. • The form is A B LINK A • The woodblock & the xylophone aren’t in any other piece. • The piece is from the modern era; it was written in between the period 1900 -1999 • There are is the introduction, then there’s the Bony Parte Section, McLeeds Reel, Link(horse bit made by the woodblocks) and then there’s the CODA.

  21. More information about Hoedown from rodeo • The texture is polyphonic • There is syncopation this is emphasis on the weak beat • The key signature is D major • There are four different sections to Rodeo -Buckaroo Holiday -Corral Nocturne -Saturday Night Waltz -Hoe-Down

  22. More information about hoedown from rodeo • Rodeo was originally written as a ballet which is a slow dance where the music is mostly piano which is slow and soft it is also adagio which means slow however hoedown contradicts this as it is the complete opposite. It was later arranged into an orchestral suite

  23. The music

  24. Quiz • Key signature? • The time signature? • The texture? • The composer? • Where was he from and between what years did he live? • What is this work about? • What was this work originally composed as? • What is the name given to music that tells a story? • How is a horse mimicked in this work? • Name the parts of the orchestra that play this work and give an example of each? • What era was this piece composed in? • The tempo?

  25. Answers to the quiz • D major • 2/3 but changes to 3/4 in bar 12 • Polyphonic • Aaron Copland • Brooklyn, New York, between the pears 1900-1990 • A cowgirl trying to impress the head wrangler she is asked to dance from both the head wrangler and the champion roper in the end she chooses the champion roper • A ballet • Programme Music • By the rhythm pattern that the wood block plays • Tutti plays this work (full orchestra) The string section: violin, the woodwind section: flute, the brass section: french horn, percussion section: woodblock • Modern era • Allegro

  26. Now you will know Hoedown from rodeo really well! By Éle Quinn, Orlaigh Murray-Corcoran and Emma Mullaniff

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