WORKBOOK: MODULE 12
Exercise 12.8
Rewrite the following melody in the corresponding meter using duplets as needed. Count and clap. Compare
the two versions, discussing the differences and similarities.
Les Préludes (F. Liszt) (Originally in simple meter)
Les Préludes (F. Liszt) (Rewrite in compound meter.)
Exercise 12.9
Write the counts for Claude Debussy’s “Clair de lune.” Does the excerpt begin with an anacrusis measure?
____ How many slurs are used in this excerpt? ____
Clair de lune (from Suite Bergamasque)(C. Debussy)
Exercise 12.10
Compose a melody incorporating duplet rhythms in a compound meter, or triplets in a simple meter. Notate
the melody on your own manuscript paper.
- Select a clef, time signature, and key.
- Begin with a motive; use repetition for unity, variation for interest.
- Note: to help you incorporate triplets or duplets into your melody, say a three syllable word to represent a
triplet in simple meter rhythm, or a two syllable word for a duplet in compound meter. Perform the melody
for the class, or ask a classmate or your instructor to play it for you.
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