Night Music Composing a Nocturne
As you come in… In pairs, discuss the pieces you composed/performed/listened to last lesson. Can you remember any particularly effective musical devices that your group or another group used? For example: Constant background sound Drone Repeated patterns Layering of sounds Dynamic contrasts Specific sound effects
Here’s a quick reminder…
Name the following notes: It might help you to work out if they are a line or space first, then count up from the bottom. Ready…?
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Objectives You will be able to: Create and perform a piece of music in the style of a nocturne By: Listening to a nocturne and identifying some key features Using these devices to compose your own music in the style of a nocturne So that you can: Understand more about how music can create atmospheres Draw on a wider range of ideas when composing.
Nocturne Op.27 No.1 in C sharp Minor Chopin Task 1 - listening Listen to this piece (track 35) Nocturne Op.27 No.1 in C sharp Minor Chopin How does Chopin manage to create the atmosphere of the night in his music? What musical techniques and features can you pick out?
A Nocturne is a short composition that suggests the calm of the night. Nocturne Features A Nocturne is a short composition that suggests the calm of the night. They often feature: A lyrical melody A broken-chord accompaniment
Middle note is called the 3rd Chords Consonant chords are made up of 3 notes. These are called TRIADS Top note is called the 5th Middle note is called the 3rd (can you tell why?) Bottom note is called the ‘root’
Some of these triads are MAJOR and some are MINOR Triads can be built up on each note of the scale I II III IV V VI VII I Each of the notes of the scale has a number (written as a Roman Numeral) Some of these triads are MAJOR and some are MINOR
Broken-Chord Here is a ‘C’ chord: G E C G E C Here it is – broken up:
Composing a Nocturne What is this called? What is this called?
Learn to play this pattern with your Left Hand
Try this pattern based on these different chords
Chord Sequence C F Am Dm G