Batman vs Circus

lotfs of action,los going on

varying time signatures enable it to be quite flexible so it can fit into the action

ostinato

dynamics

wide range

quick sudden changes

extremes for example bar 11-12 f p to sfzpp ( compound dynamic) - extremeties,extra instensity

rythmc meter tempo

in mostly 4/4 but changes of 3/4,2/4 and 5/4

starts quite slow at 66bpm but gradual exelarates to 170 in bar 18(every 8 bars or so it speeds up a little) builds anticcipation

from 13 onwards theres almost constant quaver movement,molto perpetuo(stravinsky wider listening)

busy,chaotic

cross ryhmics,syncopation

semiquaver quaver motif is also in this cue(happens throughout all cues) - rythmic cell

lots of rests(increases tension)(within the molto perpetua) this creates rythmic displacement,mirros the on scene action - unpredicatable

triplets and sextuplets in bar 63,triplets give military fanfare effect

the woodwinds plays on the offbeat,comidic

bar 13 accented trombone “oompa circus” ostinato resembles penguin waddle : khachaturian's sabre dance

texture

beggining is homophonic,kind of refencing layers as heard before,pedal note,celeste,harp

after bar 14,fragmentory texture

26 to 34 it is homophonic with the xylophone

very fragmentory

structure

through composed the follows the action in the movie but melodic material is used as a structural vise to create unity and coherence

melody

motifi,fragmented

in bar 3 to 5 we have the batman melody

bar 13 accented trombone “oompa circus” ostinato

bar 26 we have the penguin motif hidden in the xylophone

bar 52 to 53,fragmented batman,lacking resolution mirroring action

bar 56 we have the resolved motif

bar 62-63 fairground organ which plays the penguin B theme

bar 64 to 65 augmented rythmically batman theme in tuba and trombone

82 and 83 in the loww brass:we have unreolsved augmented rythmically batman theme

minor 3rd without resolution +

octave displacement

oboe melody in 57,trill creates a siren effect

verticalization

instrumentation

lots of percussion lots of different sounds

organ is back,(links to the penguin)

from 26 onwards we have this pitch percussion: xylophone, piano,xyolphone,marimba,timpani

un pitched percussion:temple blocks,snare drom

lots of glissandi in the strings

harp

extreme lip trill on trumpet (bar 50)

whistle in bar 47

extreme vibrato on the oboe in 57 to 58

fairground organ has a grotesque sounds

screeching string glissandi

tonlaity

begins with a sustained C# major chord which is a bright key(in bar 7),

then based around E minor(teritary)

26 to 27 there are whole tone collections,whole tone scales are used : other worldly

bitonal C over F# is petrushka chord - the birth of modern music,clear references to 20th classical composers

harmony

starts with tonic pedal

several hexachords are used

hexachords(ith is 6-z36) bar 30 to 33 the marimba plays the same hexachord as Stravinsky - rite of spring

another hexachord 6-z10 which is played by Schomburg - Fünf Klavierstücke

with the 2 hexachords and the underlying ostinato of the 2 notes,11 of the 12 tones are being used which is similiar to serialism techniques which try to use all 12 tones

diminished 7th chord on 34 is portraying a villian/villianist

lots of cluster chords which create dissonance

good wider listening : The Mambo from west side story(fast tempo,twelve tone techinques,atonality) depiction if fighting gangs