Programme 5: Stage and Screen

Programme Outline

00.20 Stage and Screen presenter link – music to do a job
00.45 Debbie Wiseman 'Mediaeval March' from Hans Christian Andersen film
01.50 finding a mode, medieval sound
02.40 characterising the music
· A section, creating the main theme
· B section, new melody, ABA form
03.45 harmony, use of open fifths in early music, things to avoid
04.20 orchestration, instruments featured on screen
04.45 creating the drum texture
06.15 counter melodies, early trumpets
06.55 main melody, violin sound and ethnic flute
07.45 choosing the players for the session
08.10 the opening sequence, what is required of the music: setting the period (instruments), energy of the action (tempo) and adding continuity (glues all the shots together)
00.20 Stage and Screen presenter link – making the drama happen
09.15 Howard Goodall and Charles Hart 'Heart of the Wood'
09.40 Jack goes into the depth of the forest to find two gangs of children. The song Heart of the wood is the vehicle for the story where Jack encounters the Woodlanders
11.10 the main theme and how it is adapted for each character, first Sylvia, seductively.
12.00 Angel’s version, much more threatening, more energy
13.00 Sylvia and Angel question Jack, the theme is treated canonically in the music, a musical argument or debate.
14.25 woodlanders music alternates with the main theme and reflects the character of their speech and movement.
16.55 the final big statement of the main theme, the woodlanders in charge of the forest
17.45 a musical journey