Week+Two+2010

Symphony Unifying Theme

Please tell what your symphony Unifying Theme will be. **Describe how you plan to apply this to each movement of your symphony.** Please be as descriptive as possible.

Use my plan as a template to give you an idea as the to the detail I am looking for:

Overall theme: A vocalise is a vocal exercise. All of my movements will be completely a capella (voice only) and be based on a vocal style and exercise in that style.
 * Ms Giebe's Symphony #3-Vocalise Symphony**

Movement 1: (classical structure) This movement will be in Theme and Variation. My theme will be set at the very beginning and will be very brief. Each consecutive variation will add onto the original theme. The vocalise will be sung on "Fa La La" which in used in many Renaissance and Medieval literature. While the style of the music will be more modern, it will use some Renaissance musical motives.

Movement 2: (slow and soft) This movement will use "oo," "ah," and "oh" vowels as they are the most pleasing and soothing vowel sounds. I plan to make this work in 3/4 and a waltz feel.

Movement 3: (light and dance-like) This will be my jazz movement. This vocalise will use scat syllables. I plan to create some vocal percussion as well.

Movement 4: (Return to the beginning) This movement will of course begin like the first one, but will have an alternate ending. It will serve as a grand final and give closure to the symphony as a whole.

Please note that you are not stuck to this plan, but I want you to begin thinking about your theme. If you do change your plan, you will need to update this blog entry.

This week, you will need to write a blog entry AND a response to someone else's entry.

Due 3/19/10