At-Home Dictation #1
Part 1: Playon Lasem
Listen to this excerpt of the gamelan piece “Playon Lasem”.
or download it here.Write down the complete pitch collection. One octave is sufficient: do not indicate repetitions in different registers.
For reference, the two pitches you hear in the first ~13 seconds are A-flat and B-flat.
Which pitch(es) do you hear as potential tonic(s)? Why?
Given your tonic, what mode is this piece in?
Part 2: On the Run
Listen to this track from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and notate the underlying 8-note repeating pitch sequence.
Take heart—it’s fast. It will be easier if you split it mentally into two 4-note gestures. The pitches are clearest near the beginning and around 1:05 and 1:30.
What mode is it in?