Irish traditional folk song / I Know My Love / Ireland / Sung in English / Moderate tempo and joyful mood
Folk songs from other countries / Jamaican Farewell / Trinidad & Tobago / Syncopation / Guitar accompaniment
Songs composed by the great composers / Caro Mio Ben / G. Giordani / Orchestral introduction and accompaniment / Ornamentation on notes
Historical and modern ballads / Fields of Athenry / Pete St. John / A verse and chorus form / Repeated notes
Popular songs include Negro spirituals, jazz and blues songs / Saints and Sinners / Paddy Casey / Backing vocals in the chorus / Guitar and percussion accompaniment
Vocal church music and carols / Look At the World / John Rutter / Use of the harp / Choir singing
Songs from operas / stage musicals / America
(from West Side Story) / Leonard Bernstein / Syncopated introduction on percussion / Free rhythm vocals
Two part songs / round canons / Flower Duet
(from Lakmé) / Léo Delibes / Orchestral accompaniment / Relaxed mood
Category / Choice Work / Composer / Feature 1 / Feature 2
Illustrative and film music / Hogwarts’ March
(from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) / Patrick Doyle / Brass instruments playing only / Brass fanfare creates exciting atmosphere
Theme and variations / When the Saints Go Marching In / Louis Armstrong / Variation of instruments throughout / Melody varies by singing and extra notes
Movements involving an instrumental or vocal soloist or a group of soloists with an accompanying ensemble / The Anvil Chorus
(from Il Trovatore) / Guiseppe Verdi / Triangle imitation of the hammer hitting the anvil / Voices sung in unison
Dance movements / Fr. Conroy’s Jig
(from The Seville Suite: Kinsale to La Coruña) / Bill Whelan / Ornamentation on notes / Accordion plays melody with orchestral accompaniment
Orchestral piece with traditional instrument / Ripples in the Rockpools / Shaun Davey / Uilleann pipes play an Irish reel with orchestral accompaniment / Restlessness mood with changing time signatures
Category / Set Song / Composer / Country of Origin / Key / Time Signature / Tempo / Form / Range / Mood / Features
Irish folk songs / Amhrán na Cuiginne / Ireland / Modal / 6
8 / Lively / Verse and chorus / 8 notes / Gentle / Simple rhythm / repeated final note
Folk songs from other countries / Click Go the Shears / Australia / C Major / 4
4 / Lively / Verse: ABAC
Chorus:
DEAC / 10 notes / Lively / Octave leaps / Dotted rhythms
Art songs / Wanderer’s Night Song / Franz Schubert / Bb Major / 4
4 / Slow / ABC / 8 notes / Peaceful / Repeated notes / Fermata (Pause)
Historical and modern ballads / The Verdant Braes of Screen / Co. Derry, Ireland / Modal / 4
4 / Fairly slow / Strophic / 8 notes / Subdued / Flattened 7th / Syncopation
Popular songs, spirituals, jazz songs / Yesterday / Paul McCartney, John Lennon / F Major / 2
2 / Moderate / Ternary AABA / 10 notes / Sad and regretful / Step movement / Pause on final note
Church music and carols / The Lord is My Shepherd / Fr. Tom Egan / Modal / 3
4 / Slow / Refrain and verse / 8 notes / Reverent (deep) / Ornamentation / Free rhythm
Songs from operas, musicals, cantatas, oratorios / Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man / Jerome Kern / Eb Major / 2
2 / Moderate / Ternary AABA / 11 notes / Joyful / Triadic melody / Syncopation
Two-part songs, rounds and canons / Evening Prayer / Engelbert Humperdinck / D Major / 4
4 / Moderate / ABCDE / 11 notes / Quiet and calm / Key changes / Crotchet movement
Lines of the Treble Clef (Every Good Boy Deserves Football)
Spaces of the Treble Clef
Lines of the Bass Clef (Green Bikes Don’t Fall Apart)
Spaces of the Bass Clef (All Cows Eat Grass)
Set Work / Section / Composer / Time Signature / Key / Form / Mood / Tempo / Feature / FeatureBrandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major / Allegro / J.S. Bach / 4
4 / D Major / Ritornello / Bright / Fast / Cadenza on the harpsichord / Key changes to A Major & B Minor
Affetuoso / 4
4 / B Minor / Ritornello / Calm / Slow / Dotted rhythms / Ornamentation on notes
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 / Morning / Edvard Grieg / 6
8 / E Major / Ternary
ABA1Coda / Peaceful / Moder-ately fast / Sequences / Homophonic texture
Anitra’s Dance / 3
4 / A Minor / Ternary
ABA1Coda / Gentle / Waltz-like / Pizzicato strings / Violins and violas imitating
In the Hall of the Mountain King / 4
4 / B Minor / Theme and variation / Exciting / March / Melodic ostinato / Staccato
Hoedown from Rodeo / Intro / Aaron Copland / 2
4 / D Major / Intro AB Link A1 / Lively and ener-getic / Fast / Vamping chordal accompan-iment on piano / Accented notes
Bonyparte / 2
4 / D Major / Intro AB Link A1 / Lively and ener-getic / Fast / Triplets / Lively accented tune
McLeod’s Reel / 2
4 / G Major / Intro AB Link A1 / Lively and ener-getic / Fast / Accented notes / New dance in G Major
Name: Early music
Category: Medieval music
Pieces of music
Piece 1: Pour Mon Cœur (By Early Music Consort)
Piece 2: Dance Royale (By Early Music Consort)
Musical feature 1: Vocal music
Description: There are many types and styles of vocal medieval music. These include:
- Folk songs
- Court songs
- Plainchant
- Motet
Plainchant and motet were used for religious songs. Medieval court music was mainly composed and performed by poet-musicians who were born into noble families.
Musical feature 2: Dance music
Description: Popular dances from this period include: A farandole which is a line dance with two crotchet beats in a bar and an estampie which is a couples dance with three crotchet beats in a bar. It was probably composed by one of the troubadours and performed unaccompanied. It may also have been accompanied by another medieval instrument such as the psaltery. Estampie comes from the French word ‘estamper’, which means ‘to stamp the feet’.
Musical feature 3: Instruments
Description: The types of instruments included: Loud outdoor instruments such as the pipe, tabor (drum), shawm (a wind instrument), trumpet and cornet. Soft indoor instruments such as the fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, psaltery and rebec. A hurdy-gurdy is like a viola with a handle at one end. A psaltery is a stringed instrument that is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum. A rebec is a fiddle with a rounded back.
Features
Topic / Performance / Singing / Instruments / Origin / Ornamentation / Dynamics / Texture / Range / DronesTraditional / Solo / Unaccompanied / Traditional / Generation
to
Generation / Yes / Little or
none / Monophony / Wide range / Yes
Non-Traditional / Group / Accompanied / Non-Traditional / No origin / No / Plenty / Polyphony / Little range / No
Instruments
Family / Woodwind / Brass / Strings / Percussion / Free AerophoneTraditional / Uilleann Pipes
Flute
Tin Whistle / N/A / Harp
Fiddle
Banjo / Bodhran
Bones
Spoons / Accordion
Concertina
Non-Traditional / Clarinet
Cor Anglais
Oboe
Bassoon
Saxophone / Trumpet
French Horn
Euphonium
Tuba
Sousaphone / Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Guitar
Bouzouki / Piano
Synthesizer
Drum Kit
Xylophone
Gong
Snare Drum
Cymbals / Harmonica
Sean-Nós Singing (Old style singing)
Sean-NósSinging / Ornamentation / Accompaniment / Quality / Dynamics / Rhythm / Language
Yes / Generally unaccompanied / Nasal sounding quality / No / Free / Irish
Types of Irish Dances
Dance / Time Signature / TempoReel / 4 2
4 OR 4 / Fast
Jig / 6
8 / Fast
Hornpipe / 4
4 / Slow
Waltz / 3
4 / Slow
March / 4
4 / Slow