MUS 110 Listening Guide: LG 46 Higdon: blue cathedral, excerpt
Which best describes the harmony in this excerpt?
fairly consonant
Which instrument has the main melody in this excerpt?
flute
Which best describes the texture of this excerpt?
homophonic
Which best describes the meter in this excerpt?
no sense of pulse
Which instrument family provides the majority of the harmony in this excerpt?
strings
What best describes the sound and timbre of this excerpt?
tintinnabulation
What instrument has the solo in the beginning of this excerpt?
violin
This excerpt is from what section of the form?
B Section
What brass instruments are featured in this excerpt?
French horns
What best describes the dynamics of this excerpt?
a gradual crescendo
