Music - MYP 4 and 5 - Samuel Wright - Hodder 2020

LAYERS
Nathaniel Stookey and writer Lemony Snicket
Composer
on a project called The Composer is Dead.
collaborated
work was commissioned by the San Francisco
This
live narration similar to Prokofiev’s Peter and the
with
The aim is to combine the story and mystery of the
Wolf.
What is the story or hidden message in
Narrative:
1
What is the appeal (what pulls you in?)
Aesthetic:
2
What techniques and structures are used?
Mechanical:
3
What supplies the tension, emotion or
Dynamic:
4
What connections to other works can
Connections:
5
Are all stories
simply versions of
archetypal myths?
Figure 2.50 The Composer is Dead, music by Nathaniel Stookey
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text by Lemony Snicket
with
the tale?
and the skill / mastery of the artwork?
Symphony in 2006 and can be viewed here:
https://youtu.be/Y9gkJ0wDBVg. It is a symphonic poem,
movement in the work?
you identify from listening to this piece?
title with music written specifically for each section of
As you will have noticed, you are analysing the musical
the orchestra.
fingerprints of the work. There are beautiful themes for
each orchestral section. Comment on the themes below
As you watch the performance on YouTube, discuss and
and add them to the ‘musical fingerprints’ section of
use
each of the following points. You can cards,
identify
sticky notes or your portfolio.
your portfolio.
Figure 2.51 The Composer is Dead themes; see also www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/35253
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