does ANYONE have info on this piece, i neeeeeeeeeed it for my A-level investigation but im struggling to find info about it on the following

texture
rhythm
tonality
why was it written and who for

if anyone knows anything, no matter how little pleeeease help!

You could analyse it for stuff like rhythm and tonality. That's what we got told to do! Make pretty key grids showing modulations If you're stuck finding stuff about it, I'd change. I was doing Lefevre, but couldn't find anything so had to change to Mozart, which isn't a very good link to my other one, but easier to find stuff on.

It is available on CD and in score.

ive looked at the tonality, but as it has no key signature i analysed every single chord! but it doesnt look like it has any pattern at all that would indicate a key! im going to have to keep plodding along and if i cant find anything then i will have to change.

my other piece is Mozart's concerto- the problem with that is i have too much to write!

elmo- when talking about tonailty in the Mozart- do u talk about the jeys when played on an A clarinet or a Bb clarinet?!

If you can't find anything maybe it's atonal (I've never heard it or seen the score so this is merely a suggestion) does it sound tonal? If it's quite modern there's a chance that it may be and you'll be there all day looking for a key!

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maybe it's atonal

Or modal?

it doesn't sound atonal to me, but remember i have bad ears lol

maybe it is modal

It might be according to some system invented by the composer but have a "tonal centre" rather than a key'proper'. Much of Alban Berg's work is like this.

I can't remember the last time I used a key signature even if much of my stuff these days is close-on diatonic.

thanks for everyone's help, ive had some PM's giving me really good info and others finding out dnippets of info for me so thank you! im a bit more clued up now, if u want to call it that!

I analyse it for Bb clarinet but in concert pitch. Does that make sense?!

QUOTE (elmo @ Oct 27 2004, 04:02 PM)

I analyse it for Bb clarinet but in concert pitch. Does that make sense?!

perfect sense! thanks!