Listen to Resting with Angels here:
1. Musicology Activity
Create a google doc. Name the doc, "Studentname_RWA". Save the file under the class google drive. Copy - paste these questions into the doc, complete the questions and submit the file once you have finished.
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What is the name of the effect in the cello part bar 2-3? Why do you think the composer decided to feature this effect in her work?
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If you were to listen to this piece without the score, can you figure out what the time signature/s is? How does Macens create a sense of "free time" or an absence of a regular beat/pulse?
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In what key is this piece composed? Hint: it's a mode
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What does "con sord" mean?
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How does Macens explore the timbre of stringed instruments in her work? List specific techniques she used as well as the tone colour/effect she was after?
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What is the name of the clef read by the viola? What about the clef in bar 6 of the cello?
2. Transposition Activity
Transpose bars 85 - 87 of the viola part into treble clef on manuscript and hand it in to your teacher. Remember: The note on the middle line of the alto clef (B in treble clef) is Middle C.
