Engaged Listening

Title: Trumpet Concerto_________________________________________________________________

Composer: Johann Baptist Georg Neruda_____________________________________________________________
Artist (if known): Maurice Andre_________________________________________________________

Musical Elements
Rhythm & Tempo: rhythm: even, uneven, long, short,
rests, duple, triple, quadruple,
The rhythm includes all types of varietys. Most of the rhythm is on beat pulsing, driving, repeated,
and uses quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes, however some parts are syncopation
syncopated rhythms as well. The tempo is a moderate allegro that is not tempo: slow, fast, frantic, peaceful,
too slow or too fast. moderate, accel., a tempo, ritard

Melody: pitch- treble, bass, high, low, middle,

mixed range, ascending,
The melody is mixed range from middle to high, however it is all written on descending,
treble clef. melody-conjunct, disjunct, steps &
leaps, short or long phrases, arch,
wave, vivid motif, theme

Harmony & Texture: harmony-melody, accompaniment,

rich, sparse, monophonic,
There is a piano accompaniment part that goes along with the trumpet polyphonic, homophonic,
making very nice harmony throughout the piece. The texture is definitely a consonance, dissonance, block
light feeling throughout, however some spots can be dense depending on chords, broken chords, resolution
the player. texture-dense, thin, thick, medium,
heavy, light, sparse. few/many
instruments

Tonality: tonality-major, minor, combo,

changing, indistinct, bright, happy,
The tonality definitely consists of a major, bright, and happy tonality. dark, somber, other

Dynamics & Articulation: dynamics-loud, soft, mezzo,

crescendo, decrescendo
The dynamics change constantly throughout the piece, however they
seem to rise as the pitch rises. articulation-staccato, clipped, legato,
 smooth

large contrasts, little contrast

Timbre: bright, brilliant, clear, deep, heavy,

warm, reedy, thin, breathy, piercing,
The timbre (especially of Maurice Andre) is bright, clear, and brilliant. harsh, mellow, dark, light, airy
Especially on the trills.

Form & Structure: theme, section, A, B, C..., phrase,

verse, strophic, binary, ternary,
The piece has a main theme that reappears twice is always followed by a antecedent, consequent,
different style melody that blends really well together. restatement, introduction, bridge

Context: place and time

NA for this project

Personal Response
Physical: How did the music
affect my body?
The music makes you feel like bouncing or something. The music itself is really
bouncy.
How would I
Like is said above I would characterize it as bouncy and bright. characterize the
sound of the music
to my ears?

Emotional: How did the music

make me feel?
It reminds you of a bright and happy place, that seems to vary every time I listen to it.

It creates a very bright and happy mood. What mood does the
music create?
 What activity would
this music reinforce?

Intellectual: What mental image

did the music bring
The piece brings an image to your head that almost looks like a bright open meadow. to mind?

No, not really, it is more of just a place in my imagination. Is there a specific

memory I associate
with this music?
Mostly about all the good in life.
What else did I think
about as I
concentrated on the
music?

Overall Perception
Two-word Description: Describe the music
using only two concise
Happy and Bouncy descriptive words.

Rating: Rate the music, and

give a reason for your
I would rate this as a 5. The composer really knew what he was doing. rating.

5 - Greatly enjoyed
4 - Somewhat enjoyed
3 - Neither enjoyed nor
disliked
2 - Somewhat disliked
1 - Greatly disliked