carnegie hall stravinsky unit5

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Aim: Wha does a orchesra do wh a melody?

Summary: A orchesra sharesad plays wha melody. Sudes creae maps o SravskysFale ad her ow orchesrao o a ale srucure.

Materials: Lk Up CD, Lk Up DVD or Ole Commuy, blak paper, colored pecls or markers,Lk Up Sude Gudes

Time Requirement: sx 20-mue sessos

Standards: US 1, 6, 7, 8, 9; nYC 1, 2, 3

Vocabulary: accompame, ale, dyamcs, srumes, empo, acce, remolo

Unit 5 Overview

Acvy 5.1: tom iroduces Melodes Are Made o Share

Acvy 5.2: Lseg ChallegeHearg he Bg Chages

Acvy 5.3: Make a Lseg MapCreave Exeso 1: Buld a Grad Fale

Creave Exeso 2: Follow a Lseg Map

Creave Exeso 3: Coecg he Musc wh he FirebirdSory

Activity 5.1: Tom Introduces Melodies Are Made to Share

Watch Chaper 5: Melodes Are Made o Share.

Discuss the ideas and vocabulary introduced by Tom.

Watch the video again.

What should we remember?

What should we do next?

Activity 5.2: Listening ChallengeHearing the Big Changes

FirebirdMelody

Stravinsky plays this melody many times in a row. What elements of the music does he change to keep youlistening?

Play track 47 (Fale romFirebirdSue)

How many times does the music change in a big way? As the music plays, raise a hand each time it changes,and keep count of the number of times you raise your hand.

Melodies Are Made to Share

Focal Work: Sravskys Fale romFirebirdSue


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Helping Students Identify Big Changes

Look or abrup shs dyamcs, srumeao, empo, accompame, acces, remolos, ad regser.

If each big change begins a new section, how many sections does Stravinskys nale have?

What were some of the big changes Stravinsky used?

Listen to the recording again as needed, stopping and starting as you look for and identify the changes.

Activity 5.3: Make a Listening Map

Play tracks 4852 [Fale romFirebirdSue (excerps)].

Look over the Finale fromFirebirdSue Lseg Map (SG5051).

How is this map organized?

Model and complete the Listening Map (SG48), using the instrument pictures (SG49) for reference. Share work.

Example:

Finale from FirebirdSuite (excerpt)

Section 1 (at 0:00) Section 2 (at 0:34) Section 3 (at 0:48) Section 4 (at 1:06) Section 5 (at 1:33)

theme plays 2 mes. theme plays 1 me. theme plays 1 me. theme plays2+.5+.5+1.5+.5

mes.

theme plays

2.5 mes.

the melody s playedby ...

French horn.

the accompames played by ...

strings (trem-olo, smooth).

i also oce ...

harp goes upat the end.


strings.


strings.

i also oce ...

harp going upone note at atime.


full orchestra.


full orchestra.

i also oce ...

timpani rolling(loud!).


brass (quickly).


strings andwinds (trilling).

i also oce ...

timpani(accentedhits).


full orchestra(slowly).the accompames played by ...

timpani (rollsand hits).

i also oce ...

that it slowsdown more andmore at theend.


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Creative Extension 1: Build a Grand Finale

Choose a well-known melody to work with (not too long), such as Hot Cross Buns.

You are a composer, and this melody will be the theme you use to end a longer piece. Design and orchestrate a big nish, modeled on Stravinskys nale, with four sections that will keep youraudience thrilled.

Model and complete My Grand Finale (SG52).

Creative Extension 2: Follow a Listening Map

Look over the Finale fromFirebirdSue Lseg Map (SG5051)

How is this map organized?

Play the full recording of the Finale fromFirebird

Sue, track 47, whle lookg a he map. How is Stravinsky sharing the theme with the whole orchestra?

How does Stravinsky use the orchestra to build excitement?

What might you do dierently?

Creative Extension 3: Connecting the Music with the FirebirdStory

Read theFirebirdsory (SG53).

The nale music accompanies the nal scene of the ballet, where the spell is broken, and the princess,

her friends, and all of the stone statues come back to life. Ivan and the princess live happily ever after.

Listen to track 47 (Fale romFirebirdSue: Complee)

How much of the music accompanies the stone statues coming back to life?

What about the music makes you think so?

How much of the music accompanies the prince and princess celebrating their happy victory?

What about the music makes you think so?


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S G48Finale fromFirebirdSuite: Excerpt

Seco 1 Seco 2 Seco 3 Seco 4 Seco 5

theme plays

me(s).

theme plays

me(s).

theme plays

me(s).

theme plays

me(s).

theme plays

me(s).

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame

s played by ...

i also oce ...

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame

s played by ...

i also oce ...

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame

s played by ...

i also oce ...

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame

s played by ...

i also oce ...

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame

s played by ...

i also oce ...


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Brassamly

Finale fromFirebirdSuite Instrument Pictures

Piccolo Flue Oboe Clare Bassoo

Vol Vola Cello Bass Harp

trumpe tubatromboeFrech hor tmpa

Srgamly

Woodwdamly Full orchesra

49

Percussionamly


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Section 1

(a 0:00)

Section 2

(a 0:33)

Section 3

(a 0:48)

Section 4

(a 1:09)

The theme plays ... 2 mes 1 me 1.5 mes 1 me

Woodwinds melody (fue)

gog up oe oe aa me (clares)

melody or hal oes

Brass melody (solo Frechhor)

hal oes gog upo help buld a he

ed (hors)

hal oes, moslygog up

Percussion

Strings smoohremolochords

glssado asseco eds (harp)

melody (vols)

remolo chords(volas ad cellos)

log, so low oe(basses)

gog up oe oe aa me (harp)

melody (vols)

gog up oe oe aa me (volas ad

cellos)

log, low oe(basses ad cellos)

melody (vols)

hal-oe chords(volas ad cellos)

log, low oe(basses)

hal-oe chords,gog up (harp)

Changes indynamics,

energy, andinstruments

so ad peaceul,jus srgs ad

rech hor

harp glssado ahe ed o coeco he ex seco

eergy buldg,eve hough he

hor sops playg

srg glssado ahe ed o coeco he ex seco

soud grows, moresrumes playg

srg glssado ahe ed o coec o

he ex seco

more ad moresoud ad eergy

everyoe excephe low brass ad

percusso splayg

Finale fromFirebirdSuite Listening Map: Complete

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Section 5

(a 1:24)

Section 6:transition

(a 1:41)

Section 7

(a 1:47)

Section 8

(a 2:13)

Section 9: coda

(a 2:54)

2 mes 2 mes 1 me 1.5 mes 1 me

melody or hal oes rlls, wh lle gls-sados alog wh

he hor glssados

melody ad supporoes all a he same

me

log held oe

melody or hal oesmosly gog up

melody

glssado o eachphrase (hors)

acces a hebegg o eachphrase alog wh

mpa (uba)

melody ad supporoes all a he

same me

7 bg, heavy chords

loud roll (mpa) melodc accesa he begg

o each phrase(mpa)

acces a hebegg o each

phrase (mpa adbass drum)

roll (ragle)

oe srke a hebegg ad oea he ed (mpa

ad bass drum)

melody (vols)

hal-oe chords(volas ad cellos)

log, low oe(basses)

hal-oe glssadosgog up (harp)

5 shaky oesrepeaed our mes

rlls, wh lleglssados alog

wh he horglssados

melody ad supporoes all a he

same me

log held oe

las chord (harp)

very loud!

slower ad bgger,ull orchesraplayg ow

suddely so, hegrows louder

srgs oly

aser ad moreboucy, loud

slower ad grader,very bg soud

o glssados,everyoe playg

he same rhyhms

bg slow dow rgha he ed

suddely o seseo pulse here

brass chords hawe have o heard

beore


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S G52My Grand Finale

Seco 1 Seco 2 Seco 3 Seco 4theme plays

me(s)

theme plays

me(s)

theme plays

me(s)

theme plays

me(s)

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame s

played by ...

Dyamc:

tempo:

Mood or eelg:

i also oce ...

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame s

played by ...

Dyamc:

tempo:

Mood or eelg:

i also oce ...

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame s

played by ...

Dyamc:

tempo:

Mood or eelg:

i also oce ...

the melody s played

by ...

the accompame s

played by ...

Dyamc:

tempo:

Mood or eelg:

i also oce ...


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TheFirebirdStory

Prince Ivan s hug ear a echaed casle, whch belogs o a wckedmagca amed Kashche he immoral. Whle hug, iva sees a magcal golde brd

he Frebrd. iva caches he magcal brd whle she s akg golde apples rom a earby

tree, and she begs for her freedom. In exchange, the Firebird oers Prince Ivan a magic

feather from her golden tail that will protect him in times of trouble. Prince Ivan accepts

he eaher ad ses he Frebrd ree. Wheever iva waves he magc eaher, he Frebrd

wll come o hs rescue. Meawhle, he evl magca Kashche s havg a good me

capurg beauul youg wome ad urg hadsome youg me o soe saues.

Ivan sees a beautiful princess and 12 maidens outside the enchanted castle. Prince Ivan

alls mmedaely love wh he prcess. He was her o go away wh hm, bu he

prcess ells iva ha she ad her reds are capves o he evl magca. i ayoe

res o rescue hem, hey wll be ured o soe. the mades are orced o reur o

he sorcerers casle, bu he prce ollows hem.

iva goes o he casle o gh he magca. He s capured, ad jus whe he magca

is going to turn him into stone, Prince Ivan remembers the magic feather and waves it.

the Frebrd reurs ad makes he magca ad hs servas do a wld dace, orcghem o dace aser ad aser ul hey all collapse. the dace makes he servas ad

he evl magca oo red o hur iva. the Frebrd he sgs hem o sleep wh a

lullaby. the Frebrd whspers o iva o look or a magc egg, whch s he source o all o

he evl magcas power. the prce ds he egg ad smashes , ad he spell s broke.

the prcess, her reds, ad all o he soe saues come back o le. iva ad he

prcess lve happly ever aer.

Maeral excerped rom lcolsymphoy.com/sravskypla.pd, preseed eded orm.

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