Musical notation analysis on The Planet Apes 1968 The Hunt (Opening) The score begins with the

title of the o!ie " Planet of the apes# as well as the year it was written in which is 1968 an$ The Hunt which is title of this piece which is the opening the e% There are then abbre!iations of the & bar warning (& bar warn) an$ ' clic(s a bar (' cli) a bar)% There is a etrono e ar(ing of 16* which signifies 16* beats per inute%

+e are tol$ the ti e signature which is , which tells us there is ' crotchet beats per bar% The ti e signature is the sa e 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 i$$le . on the secon$ line of the staff% /t is use$ at the beginning of the following sections the 0lutes" Piccolos" 1nglish horns" .larinets" 2ass .larinet" Horns in 0" Tru pets in 2 flat as well as the $oubling 3a #s Horn" Harp" an$ 4iolins% There is an Alto clef at the beginning of the 4iola part which $efine$ as whereby the . clef is positione$ to in$icate that the thir$ line fro the botto of a staff represents the pitch of i$$le .% There are 5ua!er rests in all si) bars of Ti pani section as well as throughout the whole piece which eans a rest for an eighth of a whole note% There are also .rotchet rests in bars 16' an$ 768 also as well as throughout the piece on the following instru ents Oboes" 1nglish horns" .larinets in 2 0lat" 2ass .larinet in 2 0lat" 2assoon9:ouble bassoon as well as Piano an$ 4iola an$ a crotchet rest is a rest for a ;uarter $uration of a whole note% There are also whole note rests throughout all parts of the orchestra which is a rest for & bars% There are Accents throughout all the parts of the orchestra but particularly piano an$ the ti pani section in all 8 bars which is a note playe$ lou$er than all the surroun$ing notes which are unaccente$% There is <atural .lef in the percussion section which is a clef use$ for pitchless instru ents% The sign 8vb with a $otte$ line un$erneath all the notes eans the notes shoul$ be playe$ octa!e lower in regar$s to pitch% This is shown in bars 768 in the left han$ part in the piano section% On the secon$ page abbre!iations of the na es of the instru ent begin to be use$% The following abbre!iations inclu$e 1%H which stan$s for 1nglish horns" .l which stan$s for .larinet" 2% .l% which stan$s for 2ass .larinet" 2sn which eans 2assoon" Hn which stan$s for Horn" Ti p% which stan$s for Ti pani" Perc% which stan$s for percussion" Pno which stan$s for Piano" 4la which stan$s for 4iola" 4c% which stan$s for .ello an$ :b% +hich stan$s for :ouble bass" 0l which stan$s for 0lutes" Tbn which stan$s for Tro bone an$ 4ln which stan$s for 4iolin% On bar 8 on the 1nglish horn section it says 1"= to oboe which passages% eans the oboe plays those two

On bar 1* on the horn section 16' a= woo$

ute which

eans for two woo$en

utes to play%

On the Ti pani section near the en$ bar 1* the boo ba s which are tune$ bongos begin to play the elo$y which starts on 2 0lat which $escen$s to en$ on 0 0lat% The little wor$ solo written on top of the 2ass clarinet an$ 2assoon at the beginning of bar 1* eans that note or passage shoul$ be playe$ alone% The 0 beneath bar 1* in the 4iola" .ello" :ouble bass sections as well as the horn an$ the ti pani section eans forte as translate$ eans lou$ as the parts shoul$ be playe$ lou$% 0f beneath bar 1* in Horn section There are also ini eans 0ortissi o which eans play !ery lou$% eans rest for = beats%

rests in bar 1* in the piano section which

The ti e signature 79& at the beginning of bar 1* which Abo!e bar 1' a= particular part% eans for two an$ co

eans 7 crotchet beats in a bar% any instru ents play a

only use$ in regar$s to how

/n the percussion section abo!e bar 1' the wor$ >ylo% is an abbre!iation for the instru ent which is calle$ the >ylophone% The bass clef which is a clef placing 0 below i$$le . on the secon$ highest line of the staff an$ it is use$ a lot in the piece particularly in the piano an$ $ouble bass section% Abo!e bar 11 in the piano section the wor$ Marcato shoul$ be e phasise$% eans play with e phasis as the notes playe$ eans !ery ;uiet an$

2elow bar 11 in the 4iolin 1 an$ = section pp eans pianissi o which crescen$o olto which eans increase by a lot% Abo!e bar 1= $i!% which section%

eans $i!i$e here the parts are $i!i$e$ within the instru ents in that eans pi??icato in 1nglish it eans pluc(e$%

Abo!e bar 1= in the $ouble bass section pi??% which

Abo!e the beginning bar 16 there is an acciaccatura which is an orna ent note that is one half step or one% Abo!e bar 18 there is a' which play that passage% 2elow bar 16 f which eans eans for three signifying that 0lute 1 an$ = an$ the Piccolo will e??o forte6 ;uite lou$% elo$y line has ' labelle$ un$er it which eans the elo$y line is

At the en$ of bar == the last playe$ in triplets%

At the beginning of bar 19 in the 4iolin 1 an$ = section unis% which elo$y line together%

eans unison where play the