Task 2

Musical notation analysis on The Planet Apes 1968 The Hunt (Opening) This orchestral score begins with the title of the film , 'Planet of the apes' as well as the year it was written in which is 1968 and The Hunt which is title of this piece which is the opening theme. There are then abbre iations of the ! bar warning "! bar warn# and $ clic%s a bar "$ cli& a bar#. There is a metronome mar%ing of 16' which signifies 16' beats per minute. (e are told the time signature which is ) which tells us there is $ crotchet beats per bar. The time signature is the same throughout all parts of the orchestra on the first page of the score which is page $88. There is a also a treble clef which is a clef that puts * abo e middle + on the second line of the staff. ,t is used at the beginning of the following sections the -lutes, Piccolos, .nglish horns, +larinets, /ass +larinet, Horns in -, Trumpets in / flat as well as the doubling 0am's Horn, Harp, and 1iolins. There is an 2lto clef at the beginning of the 1iola part which defined as whereby the + clef is positioned to indicate that the third line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of middle +. There are 3ua er rests in all si& bars of Timpani section as well as throughout the whole piece which means a rest for an eighth of a whole note. There are also +rotchet rests in bars 14$ and 546 also as well as throughout the piece on the following instruments 7boes, .nglish horns, +larinets in / -lat, /ass +larinet in / -lat, /assoon89ouble bassoon as well as Piano and 1iola and a crotchet rest is a rest for a :uarter duration of a whole note. There are also whole note rests throughout all parts of the orchestra which is a rest for ! bars. There are 2ccents throughout all the parts of the orchestra but particularly piano and the timpani section in all 6 bars which is a note played louder than all the surrounding notes which are unaccented. There is ;atural +lef in the percussion section which is a clef used for pitchless instruments. The sign 8vb with a dotted line underneath all the notes means the notes should be played octa e lower in regards to pitch as well as abo e the notes which means they must be played

an octa e higher. This is shown in bars 546 in the left hand part in the piano section. 7n the second page abbre iations of the names of the instrument begin to be used. The following abbre iations include !H which stands for .nglish horns, "l which stands for +larinet, #! "l! which stands for /ass +larinet, #sn which means /assoon, Hn which stands for Horn, Ti$p! which stands for Timpani, Pe%c! which stands for percussion, Pno which stands for Piano, &la which stands for 1iola, &c! which stands for +ello and 'b! (hich stands for 9ouble bass, (l which stands for -lutes, Tbn which stands for Trombone and &ln which stands for 1iolin. 7n bar 8 on the .nglish horn section it says 1,< to oboe which means the oboe plays those two passages. 7n bar 1' on the horn section 14$ a< wood mute which means for two wooden mutes to play. 7n the Timpani section near the end bar 1' the boo bams which are tuned bongos begin to play the melody which starts on / -lat which descends to end on - -lat. The little word solo written on top of the /ass clarinet and /assoon at the beginning of bar 1' means that note or passage should be played alone. The - beneath bar 1' in the 1iola, +ello, 9ouble bass sections as well as the horn and the timpani section means forte as translated means loud as the parts should be played loud. -f beneath bar 1' in Horn section means -ortissimo which means play ery loud. There are also minim rests in bar 1' in the piano section which means rest for < beats. The time signature 58! at the beginning of bar 1' which means 5 crotchet beats in a bar. 2bo e bar 1$ a< means for two and commonly used in regards to how many instruments play a particular part. ,n the percussion section abo e bar 1$ the word =ylo. is an abbre iation for the instrument which is called the =ylophone. The bass clef which is a clef placing - below middle + on the second highest line of the staff and it is used a lot in the piece particularly in the piano and double bass section. 2bo e bar 11 in the piano section the word >arcato means play with emphasis as the notes played should be emphasised. /elow bar 11 in the 1iolin 1 and < section pp means pianissimo which means ery :uiet and crescendo molto which means increase by a lot. 2bo e bar 1< di . which means di ide here the parts are di ided within the instruments in that section.

2bo e bar 1< in the double bass section pi??. which means pi??icato in .nglish it means pluc%ed. 2bo e the beginning bar 16 there is an acciaccatura which is an ornament note that is one half step or one. 2bo e bar 16 there is a$ which means for three signifying that -lute 1 and < and the Piccolo will play that passage. /elow bar 16 mf which means me??o forte4 :uite loud. 2t the end of bar << the last melody line has $ labelled under it which means the melody line is played in triplets. 2t the beginning of bar 19 in the 1iolin 1 and < section unis. (hich is an abbre iation for unison where it means to play the melody line together. /elow bar 19 the abbre iation sub. which means @ubito4 suddenly and immediately. 2t the beginning of bar <$ the abbre iation of @tr. >ute which means string mute Particularly from bars <$ to <8 there dotted minims which are notes that last for a duration of $ beats. ,n the percussion section abo e bar <5 @.9. means snare drum. ,n bar <6 in the iola and cello part 2rco means bowed and that both instruments should be bowed. /elow bar <6 in the double bass section sempre which is used to indicate that a particular tempo olume etc. should be sustained throughout a piece or passage. 2bo e bar <5 in the Harp section regarding the right hand the word >arc. which is an abbre iation for >arcato. Throughout the piece we can spot semi :ua er , :ua er and crotchet notes. They can be seen in they can be seen in bars 145, 841' and bars 114 1! particular in the piano section. ,n bar $6 in all sections they are in !8! which is time signature to signify there are ! crotchets in a bar. There are also slurs in different sections of the music throughout the whole piece which is a cur ed line connecting notes on a score to indicate that they are to be played or sung legato. There are also sharp, flats and naturals throughout the music where flats mean to lower a note by a semitone. @harps which sharpen the note by a semitone and naturals which cancels the pre ious accidental such as a pre ious sharp or flat. They can be be found in se eral bars throughout the piece some include /ars 145 particularly most common in the oboe8.nglish

horn sections and bassoon sections but can can be find in all sections. 2bo e /ar !1 in the percussion section there is /.9. which is an abbre iation for bass drum. 2t the beginning of /ar !5 in the 1,$ horn section there is stopped note or also called a left hand pi??icato which is a note on a stringed instrument where the note is pluc%ed with the left hand rather than bowed. 0ight underneath /ar !5 1,$ horn section there is a sign )p which stands for forte piano4 which means the music should initially should be played loudly then immediately softly. ,n the trumpet < section bar !5 where it is says '<. 0ams Horn' which is an instrument li%e a trumpet and is also called a shofar which is a Aewish horn. 2t bar 55 in the flute, piccolo, oboe and clarinet sections as well as the iolin 1 and < and the iola sections there are melodic passages in septuplets which are a se en group of notes played in a time alue of si&, eight etc. ,n bar 55 in the trumpet section there is tremolo where it says plungers in which is a rapid repetition of a note. ,n the trumpet section in bar 55 there is a natural harmonic also %nown as an open note and in regards to al ed brass instrument which the trombone is it is when the note is played open without lowering any al e without a mute. ,n the percussion section in bar 55 there is rim clic% which is similar to a standard drum hit but instead of the drum being hit, the rim is struc% without drumhead contact. ,n bar 56 there is a tremolo on the bass drum which refers to a drum roll. ,n bar 55 in the 1iolin 1 and < ,1iola and +ello89ouble bass section it says arco 1' players in the 1iolin 1 section it means the 1' iolinists bow , in 1iolin < section where it says arco 6 players it means the 6 iolinists bow and in the iola section where it says arco unison it means all the iola players bow in unison8all together. ,n bar 61 in 1iolin18< section its says 'loco' which means at the normal pitch. There is a diminuendo on bar 6! on trumpet section 1 and $ which means becoming :uieter. There is a crescendo in the end of bar 61 and and throughout bar 6< in the trumpet section and it means becoming louder. ,n bar 68 there are harmonics in the iolin section section. Harmonics are notes produced as an o ertone, where o ertones are part of the harmonic series. ,n bar 6! in the 1iolin 1 and < sections it says naturale which means playing in harmonics as well as a melodic passage being played in se&tuplets which is group of 6 notes played in the timing of four.

,n bar 66 in the cello section there is semibre e note which is a musical note e:ui alent in alue to four :uarter notes as well as minim which is a note ha ing the time alue of half a semibre e. ,n bar 68 in the iolin section it says non. di . and it means not di ided where the parts in the iolin section are di ided. /elow the right section in the piano in bar 69 it says secco which means short and staccato and is used as a direction in music.

Music notation analysis on (%e*e%ic "hopin P%elu*e Op 28 +o!18 This piano score begins the title of the piece which is called the Prelude. To the left it gi es us information on who edited and arranged the appropriate fingering for this piano score whom is 0afael Aosseffy. To the far right it gi es us the name of the composer whom is -rederic +hopin as well as the prelude its from which is 7p <8 and what number this prelude is which is 18. 2bo e bar 1 of the piano score it says both allegro molto which means ' ery fast 'indicating this piece should be played ery fast8up4tempo and agrigato which means to 'play :uic%ly'. 2t the beginning of bar 1 we ha e the %ey signature which is . -lat maBor and the %ey signature are sharps or flats after a clef in music to indicate the %ey. There is also a treble clef which is a clef placing * abo e middle + on the second lowest line of the staff. There is also a cut common time mar%ing after the %ey signature in bar 1 in the right piano section which is a !8! time signature that has been rhythmically cut to change the rhythm or tempo. 2t the beginning of the left hand section of the piano there is a bass clef which is a clef placing - below middle + on the second highest line of the staff. @lightly below the cut common time mar%ing in bar one in the right piano section there is mar%ed mf which stands for me??o forte which means 'half strong' which is an indication for the right hand to play the particular passage somewhat loudly though slightly softer than forte. ,n bar 1 there are melodic passages in semi :ua ers which is a note played a si&teenth of the duration of a whole note.

,n bar 5 on the right hand section there is :ua er note which is a note that is played an eighth of the duration of a whole note. ,n bar 1 in the left hand section there is a beamed note which is thic% hori?ontal line connecting two or more notes but in the case two notes. ,t is used for rhythmic organisation and to ease the reading of small note lengths. ,n bar 1 and < in the right hand section as well as throughout the piano score there are dotted crotchets also %nown as a dotted :uarter note is a note that increases its duration by half its original alue so a dotted crotchet lasts for 6 beats as its half alue is <. 2cross the right hand section in bar 1 and < and also bar 5 and 6 there are :ua er rests which are rests that last for the e:ui alent duration of an eighth or :uarter note. ,n bar 1 and < there are minim rests which last for the e:ui alent duration of a minim note. There are also sharps , flats and naturals in bars 148 C also spotted throughout the whole piano score .where flats mean to lower a note by a semitone. @harps which sharpen the note by a semitone and naturals which cancels the pre ious accidental such as a pre ious sharp or flat. /elow the left hand section in bar 1 and bar 5 there is abbre iation 'le .' which stands for engage pedal and this tells the player to put the sustain pedal down. There is also the symbol right ne&t to the abbre iation 'le ' which means sustain pedal, which tells the player to let the sustain pedal up. ,n bar 5 there is a crescendo and a diminuendo. 2 crescendo which means gradual increase which in this case the piano is to play gradually louder. 2 diminuendo means gradual decrease which is to indicate that the piano should play gradually :uieter. ,n bar 9 below the section in the right hand piano section there is abbre iation of f? which stands for sfor?ando which means suddenly or strongly accented. ,n bar 1$ on the right hand section there are double flats which are symbols placed before a note to indicate that it is to be lowered by two semitones. There is $ labelled abo e the melodic passage in the left hand section which stands for triplet. 2 triplet is a group of $ notes played inside another note length. 2bo e the right hand section in bar 16 there is a note that is accented. 2n accent where the particular note that is accented it is played louder than the surrounding unaccented notes. ,n bar 16 abo e the left hand section there is a symbol ff which stands for fortissimo which means ery loud. ,n bar 18 abo e both the right hand and left hand section there is a symbol tr which stands for trill which is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adBacent notes. ,n bar 16 beneath the right hand section there are demisemi:ua ers which is a note ha ing

the time alue of one4thirty second of a semibre e8whole note. ,n bar << there is a symbol of fff which stands for forte fortissimo which means e&tremely loud. ,n bar <$ there is semibre e note which is a note e:ual to ! beats in !8! time.