MUS 1751 : Music Appreciation Midterm Review
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Motive short, short, short, long (da da da daaaaa) Richard strauss, zarathustra- (sounds like opening of movie) warrior low rumbling, trumpets ascending( bright to dark= major to minor) timpani forceful trumpets ascend again (dark-light=minor-major) timpani again trumpets ascend full orchestra, sucesion of chords grand climx, high pitches. In his tone poem also sprach zarathustra, richard strauss tries to depict in music the events described in a novel of that title by the german philosopher friedrich nietzsche (1844 1900). The music begins with a low rumble, as if coming from the depths of the earth. From this darkness emerges a ray of light as four trumpets play a rising motive that strauss called the. Nature theme. the light suddenly falls dark the hero has momentarily failed and then the light rises again, ultimately to reach a stunning climax. Moreover, the leading instrument should be the trumpet, the sound of which has traditionally been associated with heroic deeds.
