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Name: _________________________ Fanfares - Composition Time! www.keynoteseducation.com © 2001 Keynotes Education Crossgate Cornwall PL15 9SX FREE WORKSHEET: This sheet may be printed from a personal computer and/or copied for educational use Tudor Music 7 A fanfare would be played during the Composers have written fanfares from entrance of an important person, such the earliest of times right through to the as King Henry VIII, Elizabeth I or other present day. Early brass instruments had nobility. a very limited range of notes and so a fanfare would be based around a few Fanfares were usually played on trumpets notes. Today they might be more ornate because they made an impressive and as our instruments include a wider range dramatic sound. of notes. Here `*A*A-5*A*A-5[5-5+)*)is an example of a simple fanfare: `***A)-5zz-5u5= Things to Do: Play this fanfare through on the recorder or another suitable instrument. Now try adding a drum roll to your fanfare. The National Anthem is an example of a piece that starts with a drum roll before the main theme or tune begins. What other percussion could you add? Try them out. Now try to compose your own fanfare using the notes G, B and D. ( _ Q G B D `4444444444444444 `4444444444444444
Name: _________________________ King Henry VIII Henry VIII was a very intelligent man who spoke and wrote several languages fluently, including Latin. He wrote poetry, studied philosophy and religion, often having heated debates with the learned thinkers of the age. You might not believe he was a good athlete also, because when we look at pictures of him he tends to be older, not looking so very fit! Henry was very musical and had a large collection of musical instruments. He was said to have been a very talented musician who composed ballads and church music, although these have all been lost. He played several instruments and when he died he left a collection of instruments that included: 5 Bagpipes 78 Recorders - Henry VIII was an exceptional recorder player. 78 Flutes 1 Mechanical Virginal Henry also enjoyed grand pageants and banquets. These included a jester who sang and played practical jokes on the guests, music to dance to and musicians who sang for the King’s pleasure. A selection of different sized Tudor recorders. Things to Do: Imagine you were planning an evening of entertainment for King Henry or Queen Elizabeth. Design a programme to advertise your event. Include some of the music you have studied, for example ‘Pastime with Good Company’ or ‘Greensleeves’. Include jesters, singers and musicians playing instruments. www.keynoteseducation.com © 2001 Keynotes Education Crossgate Cornwall PL15 9SX FREE WORKSHEET: This sheet may be printed from a personal computer and/or copied for educational use Tudor Music 21
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