Introduction | Subject 4.2 | ODESSA I

SUBJECT 4.2 | Introduction

Study of Poetic Affect

Subject 4.2 is from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6. mov. i, mm. 305-309. The goal was to examine how a poetic demand from the conductor can change the orchestra’s playing.

• Example A is the orchestra playing “normal

• Example B is the orchestra playing like “walking on a bridge of ice”

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Subject 4.2 | Examples A and B

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1. Perception of Violin Section

2. Counterpoint and Energy

3. Counterpoint and Climax

4.1. Counterpoint and Strata

4.2. Study of Poetic Affect

  • Introduction

  • Practicalities

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5 Study of Contrast

6. Alternating Sections

7. Study of Percussion

8.1. Blend, Addition and Reduction

8.2. Study of Composite Lines