Journal #11

Selection: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18, Movement IV: Rondo
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Timbre: String
Melody: Simple, straight forward
Harmony: Full
Dynamics: gradual changes
texture: monophonic
Rhythm/Tempo: complicated, fast to change

Journal #10

Selection: Excerpt from Rigoletto from Act III, "La donna e mobile"
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Stylistic Period: Romantic Era
Timbre: woodwinds, brass, voice
Melody: simple, straight forward
Harmony: Simple
Dynamics: gradual changes,
Texture: monophonic
Rhythm/Tempo: Simple, slow beat and slow to change

Journal #9

Selection: Symphony Fantastique, "March to the Scaffold" Mvmt IV
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Stylistic Period: Romantic Era
Timbre: full orchestra
Melody: embellished, repetition
harmony: full
dynamics: gradual changes
texture: polyphonic
Rhythm/tempo: complicated, strong beat, fast

Journal #8

Stylistic Period: Romantic Era
Selection: Nocturne in E Flat
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Timbre: Piano
Melody: Simple
Harmony: Non existent
Dynamics: Gradual changes, piano
Texture: homophonic
Rhythm/Tempo: simple, slow beat, slow changing

Journal #7

Selection: The Erlking
 Composer: Franz Schubert
Stylistic Period: The Romantic Era
Timbre: Solo voice and Piano (The Art Song?)
Melody: Embellished, repeated phrases
Harmony: simple
Dynamics: piano, gradual changes
Texture:
Rhythm/Tempo: strong beat, fast

Journal #6

Selection: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Composer: Mozart
Stylistic Period: Classical
Timbre: full orchestra
Melody: simple, embellished
Harmony: full
Dynamics: sudden changes
Texture:
Rhythm/Tempo: strong beat, fast

Journal #5

Selection: Exposition
Composer: Mozart
Stylistic Period: classical
Timbre: full orchestra
Melody: embellished
Harmony: simple and full
Dynamics: gradual changes
Texture: polyphonic
Rhythm: simple, slow changing

Journal #4

Selection: Surprise
Composer: Hayden Joseph
Stylistic Period: preclassical/classical
Timbre: Full orchestra
Melody: simple, repeated phrases
Harmony: Simple..FULL..simple
Dynamics: sudden changes
Texture: polyphonic
Rhythm/tempo: simple, strong beat

Journal #3

Selection: Agnus Dei
Composer: Guillame de Machaut
Stylistic Period: 14th Century
Timbre:
Melody: simple, repetitive
Harmony: simple, low notes and high notes lined up
Dynamics: gradual
Texture: polyphonic
Rhythm: very slow

Key characteristics of stylistic period:
Same as journal #2

Journal #2

Selection: Alleluia: Vidimus Stellum
Composer: ?
Stylistic Period: Middle Ages
Timbre: Voices only (in unison) (all the same pitch/tone)
Melody: simple, small range of pitches, repetitive
Harmony: no harmony
Dynamics: gradual, very little changes
Texture: monophonic
Rhythm: simple, slow

Key characteristics of the stylistic period:
1. Church/religion is the center of everything
2. Women had no rights

Journal #1

Selection: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Timbre: full orchestra
Melody: Repetitive (straight forward)
Harmony: Starts out full, and becomes simple during the solos
Dynamics: Gradual changes
Texture: repetitive, homophonic
Rhythm/Tempo: simple, slow changing