Core Piece - Dolphin Shoals performed by Katzuki Katsuta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUmzNty43Fo (0:00 - 1:26). With reference to the concepts of music, describe how musical interest is created in this excerpt. Interest refers to how the concepts of music are made to stand out and attract the attention of the listener. Dolphin Shoals creates interest through the sax solo, which uses pitch, duration and expressive techniques to stand out. Pitch is used to create interest through the chord progressions in the harmony and the chromaticism in the saxophone lines. In the beginning of the first section, the piano plays a I7, ii7, iii7, V7sus4 chord progression which builds momentum and interest due to the ascending progression. The perfect …show more content…
The Monsters Inc. Theme is written for soprano saxophone, trombone, piano, bass guitar and drums. The piece belongs to the jazz genre and is characterised by complex harmonies and solos as well as a presto tempo and a swing performance style. The piece follows the jazz song structure with an introduction, a head, solos and the repetition of the head. In the introduction, the sax plays the melody consisting of swung quaver notes and triplets. The phrase begins with a 1 beat anacrusis, often used in jazz to give rhythmic momentum to the swung melodic lines. The melody consists of 3 phrases where the second phrase is a repetition of the first phrase at a minor third lower. The melody consists of a triplet followed by 5 quavers where the triplet ascends chromatically. This chromatic technique is used in jazz to add unique colour to the piece whilst also allowing for creative embellishments. The piano plays the harmony using extended chords, with the first chord being an Ebdim7 and the second chord a Cdim7. The chords are syncopated, enhancing the swing style of jazz. The use of these diminished chords creates tension which is immediately resolved by the melodic phrases which end on the root