MUSICAL SLEUTH

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MUSICAL SLEUTH

• How does looking at the composers manuscript
  impact the way you perform a piece of music?

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Describe what you see. What differences do you
see between this example and the music we sing in
class?
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In general, how can you determine the key
signature of a piece of music? What clues can
you use to determine the key signature for this
piece?
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How can the key signature help you figure out the
first two note names? What are the names of the
notes in the first line? Give the solfege
syllables for these notes (use the key signature
and note names to help you).
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What numbers do you see on this page? What is
the composer trying to communicate about the way
the music is performed?
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Spell out the letters on the page. What language
could this be? What does the language tell you
about the composer and when the music was
composed? Cite other evidence from the manuscript
to support your hypothesis.
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Who signed this work? Does this fit with your
hypothesis about the composer?
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Where and when was this written? How does the
format of the date differ from the way you might
write it?
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How do the numbers on the music relate to the
title?
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Where could you go to find out more information
about this piece of music? Canone à 8, Vienna, 16
Oct. 1798 by Haydn, Michael, 1737-1806 Moldenhauer
Archives at the Library of Congress Digital
ID molden-2822 http//hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/molden
.2822
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• How has this looking at this manuscript impact
  the way you view or perform
• Canone a 8 ?