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Listening/Musicology

Listen to the music in the video below and answer the questions.

Eliza Aria

Dubstep Version by Metaphi

  1. How was the original theme presented in the introduction of this version?
  2. Describe the use of textural layers and their rhythms in the A section (0:29-1:50).
  3. List the defining dubstep characteristics found in this piece and describe how they are used. Refer to Dubstep characteristics worksheet (DOCX 69.13KB).
  4. How is interest / variety achieved in this piece?
  5. Which unifying musical elements are sustained throughout?
  6. Comparing this version with the original, discuss the use of tone colour and texture.

Listen to the music in the video below and answer the questions.

Eliza Aria

String quartet version

  1. What is the rhythmic character of the piece?
  2. How is repetition employed in the piece?
  3. How is variation in tone colour achieved?
  4. How do the four instruments interact?
  5. Describe the overall structure of the piece.
  6. How does the end recall the opening?


Using the first two pages of the score for ‘Eliza Aria’, answer the questions below.

  1. What is the key?
  2. What is the metre?
  3. What dynamic level is used? Does it change?
  4. What happens to the pulse in bar 5?
  5. Describe the role of each instrument within the texture.
  6. Describe the articulation, rhythm and contour of the melody in bars 5 – 9.
  7. How is the melody made prominent against the accompanying instruments?
  8. Identify the chords and their position used in bars 6-9.