AMEB Grade 5 List A The Bee's Knees
Roman numerals for III?
- 3rd string (D),
What is 1-1 or 2-2 or 3-3?
- It is a shift when you use the same finger to play two adjacent notes on the music.
Information about the composer
- Mary Cohen - Contemporary composer born 1954 - British composer - famous for composing works for young string players - she plays violin, viola and piano - one of her contemporaries is pamela wedgwood
Why are some of the sharps, naturals and flats in brackets?
- Reminders to play them
Describe the style
- a study, perhaps for students - teaches you to play chromatic patterns at high speed - teaches you same finger shifting
What is the diamond shaped noted in bar 4
- artificial or false harmonic - harmonics are soft flutelike sounds that are made when the string is lightly touched at specific fractional divisions
Allegro possible
- as lively and fast as possible, - 108-126 crotchet beats per minute
Which skills does this study help you to develop?
- chromatic playing at speed - same-finger shifting
Keys
- intro, B flat major, 2 flats B/E flat bars 1-4 - Section A, B flat major ending in D minor (bar 20), bars 5-20 - Section B, G minor 2 flats B/E flat, is the relative minor of B flat major, bars 21-30 - Section A, B flat major, bars 31-36
What is the time period
- modern (modern when composer still alive) - contemporary 1975 to the present
Form
- ternary form - 3 sections ABA with a short 4 bar introduction - intro 1 to 4 - A 5 to 20 - B 21 to 30 - A 31 to 46
Why is it called the bee's knees?
- the use of chromatic patterns represent the frenzied buzzing of bees - and can be heard in works such as "Flight of the Bumblebee" from the opera "The Tale of Tsar Sultan"
What is chromatic?
Music that uses accidentals not included in the key signature of the piece.
Crescendo
gradually becoming louder
Decrescendo
gradually becoming softer
Diminuendo
gradually becoming softer
Mezzo forte
moderately loud
Mezzo piano
moderately soft
Staccato
short, detached
Legato
smooth and well connected
Piano
soft
