Transcript The Military March Form

The Military
March Form
The Military March Form
All Military Marches Have:
1. Different Sections – Called
Strains
2. Several separate melodies
3. A contrasting section – called
the Trio
The Military March Form
Sections of a March:
I. Introduction
II. First Strain
III. Second Strain
IV. Introduction to the Trio (Optional)
V. Trio
VI. Breakstrain (also called “dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio Melody)
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
Introduction
• Also called a Fanfare
• Usually 4, 8, or 16 measures long
• Usually in a Marcato Style
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
First Strain
• Usually 8 or 16 measures long
• Often 4 measure phrases
• Repeats – sometimes with an added
COUNTERMELODY
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
Second Strain
• Usually 16 measures long
• Second primary melody that is
heard
• Melody often played by the low
instruments
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
Introduction
to the Trio
• Not always included
• Might be a percussion soli
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
Trio
• Most contrasting section
• Often played by the woodwinds
• Third primary melody that is heard (often
thought of as being the “main melody” of
the march)
• Almost always changes key signature
– If the first key is MAJOR it usually adds one
flat
– If the first key is MINOR it usually changes to
the relative or parallel major key
• Why do you think this section is called the
trio?
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
Breakstrain
(Dogfight)
• A “break” between the first time the trio is
heard and the last section where the trio
melody is heard again
• Loud, Intense, Marcato
• Usually sounds like a “conversation”
between the higher instruments and the
lower instruments
• Why do you think it is called the “dogfight”
section?
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
Grandioso
• The trio melody is heard again
• Usually much louder than the
previous time the trio melody was
heard
• Sometimes adds another
“countermelody”
Example:
Stars and Stripes Forever
Military
March Form
Sections of a March:
I.
Introduction
II.
First Strain
III.
Second Strain
IV.
Introduction to
the Trio
(Optional)
V.
Trio
VI.
Breakstrain
(also called
“dogfight”)
VII. Grandioso (Trio
Melody)
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Introduction: 0:00 – 0:08
First Strain: 0:08 – 0:40
Second Strain: 0:40 – 1:08
Trio: 1:08 – 1:38
Break (dogfight): 1:38 – 2:02
Trio (w/ added countermelody):
2:02 – 2:32
• Repeat of Dogfight: 2:32 – 2:55
• Grandioso (trio melody w/
countermelody): 2:55 - End