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Elements of Music

Find Ten Pieces that are helpful for exploring the various elements of music e.g. duration, metre, rhythm, dynamics, pitch, structure, tempo, texture, timbre

Duration/ metre / rhythm

Dynamic contrast

Melodic shape

Pitch

Structure

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Sally Beamish - Haven from Seavaigers
Edward Elgar - ‘Enigma’ Variations – Theme (‘Enigma’); Ysobel: Troyte: G. R. S.
Joseph Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in E flat major - Allegro (3rd movement)
Haydn's Concerto for Trumpet in E flat was a ground-breaking addition to the trumpet repertoire.
Henry Purcell - Abdelazer – Rondeau
Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians (excerpt)

Tempo

Texture

Timbre