Orange
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'ORANGE'! Oh, my! SWINGING!!! This one is for late elementary or medium
difficulty. One of the most-fun-to play solos I've ever created. Inspired by
my granddaughters' love of the knock-knock jokes based on the phrases;
'Knock-knock, who's there? Orange-orange who? orange you glad you're...
This is a rollicking piece with a swinging intro (repeated as bridge going
into second A section) but segueing into a B section at a slower tempo and
comprised completely of major sevenths! (all in broken chords and/or rolled
chords with help for small hands by the use of damper pedal). Structure of a
major 7th chord being: maj 3rd, m3rd, maj 3rd requires many accidentals in
the B section. The mood surprises with dramatic shift into this dreamy sequence
created by these major sevenths which LH breaks up and RH answers with rolled
same chord.
Intro is sassy and attention-grabbing. With hands in unison, this familiar
rhythmic pattern beginning with a very quick note (16th) with emphasis on the
second note, introduces the first A section consisting of melody of broken
chords with fun, fun lyrics that are tossed around between the hands in an
antiphonal question/answer style. Interspersed are 5-finger position
descending motifs as well as accompanying chords (or pieces of chords) placed
on predictable beats for continuity and ease of learning. Chord progressions
are unexpected and surprising, as are the 5-finger position motifs.
Coda creates excitement by building D major full chord with hands in unison
with much crescendo.
Great for analyzing chords and 5-finger position melodies.
Did you know the word 'orange' has no English rhyming word? I took that as
a challenge and had FUN with the lyrics!
Form: intro A interlude/bridge A
coda
Key of G harmonic minor w/lots of exploration into other majors and
minors.
Time signature 4/4.
When singing the lyrics, I envision the first phrase being sung in a normal
voice, the 2nd in an operatic voice, 3rd in a voice much like the 'Cookie
Monster', and the 4th in a very childish voice.
Tempo indication moderato, quarter note at 108
Lots of dynamic contrast.
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