George Frederick McKay · section 62 of 111

Project 15

Write some examples which apply antiphonal techniques. Include both harmonic and melodic entrances and apply changes of register whenever possible.

At first, illustrate antiphonal contrast in its purest form, with the entering groups of voices sounding without interference from supplementary design. Later, apply it in combination with some simple supporting background. For instance, there could be woodwind melodies alternating antiphonally against a background of string harmony or antiphonal music for strings only, with the soloistic registers of viola and cello alternating melodically against a pizzicato background.