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Score Analysis Candide - Capstone

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Elana Gitterman Capstone Project

Score Analysis
Piece: ​Overture to “Candide”​ By Leonard Bernstein, Arranged by Clare Grundman
Tempo: ​Allegro molto con brio, half note = 132 bpm

SECTION 1
M. 1- 6
Themes(s):​ Opening (Introduction theme)
Notes on the Melody: ​Main statement is in brass
Key:​ Eb Major
Time Signature:​ Cut time, 3/2 in m. 5
Overall Dynamics:​ FF
Style/Articulations:​ Marcato!

M. 7 - 31
Theme(s):​ Theme 1 with woodwind melody in m. 7 - 18
Notes on the Melody: ​Introduction restatement in m. 19 - 23 (focus on brass)
Theme 1 repeated in woodwinds m. 24 - 31
Key:​ Eb Major
Time Signature: ​Cut time
Overall Dynamics:​ ​FF​ in woodwinds, shaped dynamics (crescendos and decrescendos)
Style/Articulations:​ Marcato! Watch for tonguing in woodwind melodic line

M. 32 - 46
Theme(s):​ Theme 2
Notes on the Melody:: ​M.39, brass use mutes
Key:​ Eb Major
Time Signature​: Cut time 32-45, 2/4 in m. 46
Overall Dynamics: ​FF
Style/Articulations: ​Lighter style

M. 47 - 63
Theme(s):​Theme 3
Notes on the Melody: ​Melody in brass
Timpani very prominent
M.55 grace notes in woodwinds
Key: ​Eb Major
Time Signature​: Cut time m. 47 - 62, 3/2 m. 63
Overall Dynamics: ​FF
Style/Articulations: ​Heavy marcato in brass and low winds, ACCENTS!

M. 64 - 82
Theme(s): ​N/A Transition Section
Key: ​Eb major, moving to Bb major
Time Signature​: Cut time
Overall Dynamics: ​pp
Style/Articulations: ​Soloistic, Pass the solo between flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and piccolo

SECTION 2
M. 88 - 133
Theme(s): ​Theme 4
Key: ​Bb
Time Signature​: ​Pattern starting in m.83 = Cut-time (83, 84)3/2 (85) continues through 118,
bars 119 to 122 in 3
Overall Dynamics: ​mf
103-104 ​dim
105-106 ​cresc. to f
Style/Articulations: ​Shapely

SECTION 3
M. 134 - 140
Theme(s): ​Opening/intoduction repeated
Key: ​Eb Major
Time Signature​: Cut time
Overall Dynamics: ​FF
Style/Articulations: ​Marcato

M. 141- 153
Theme(s): ​Theme 1
Notes on the Melody: ​Flute solo from first theme
Key: ​Eb Major
Time Signature​: Cut time
Overall Dynamics: ​mp
Style/Articulations: ​Marcato

M. 154 - 160
Theme(s): ​Theme 2
Key: ​Eb major
Time Signature​: Cut time
Notes on the Melody: ​Tutti in upper winds
Style/Articulations: ​Light

M. 161 - 177
Theme(s): ​Theme 3
Notes on the Melody: ​Brass
Key: ​Eb
Time Signature​: Cut time
Style/Articulations: ​Heavy Marcato

SECTION 4
M. 178 - 205
Theme(s): ​Theme 4
Notes on the Melody: ​Alto has melody, horn/alto soli
Flute triplet flourishes at 183
Key: ​Bb Major
Time Signature​: ​Pattern starting in m.178 = Cut-time (178,179) 3/2 (180) continues to 205
Overall Dynamics: ​p,​ crescendo to 200
Style/Articulations: ​Cantabile, sing

CODA
M. 206 - 230
206 is grand pause
Theme(s): ​Theme 5
Notes on the Melody: ​Melody in woodwinds (flutes and oboes)
M.216 offset melody, flutes/oboes on 1, clarinets and saxes on 2
M. 224 horns join, build intensity
Key: ​Eb major
Time Signature​: ​Cut time (206 - 229), 3/2 (230)
Overall Dynamics: ​p​ crescendo

M. 231 - 254
Theme(s): ​Theme 6
Notes on the Melody: ​Hemiolas
Upper voices have melody
M. 247 tutti
Key: ​Eb major
Time Signature​: ​Cut time (231- 236)
3/2 (m. 237, 245, 253)
Overall Dynamics: ​Subito ​p​, molto crescendo starting 243

M. 255 - 270
Theme(s): ​Fragmented opening theme and theme 1
Notes on the Melody: ​Brass, oboes, upper clarinets have the melody
Theme 1 melody in woodwinds
Key: ​Eb major
Time Signature​: ​Cut time
Overall Dynamics: ​FF
Style/Articulations: ​Marcato

M.271 - 276
Theme(s): ​Theme 3
Notes on the Melody: ​Brass has melody
Key: ​Eb major
Time Signature​: ​Cut time
Overall Dynamics: ​FFF
Style/Articulations: ​Heavy marcato

M. 277 - 287
Theme(s): ​Theme 4
Notes on the Melody: ​Mid brass has melody (horns, trombones, baritones)
Eb major chord
Key: ​Eb
Time Signature​: ​Cut time
Overall Dynamics: ​FFF
284 is pp, 287 ​FF
Style/Articulations: ​Cantabile, singing

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