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Resources for upper secondary school music pupils, exploring Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury

Background and Listening Guide

Rachel Leach introduces the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, conducted by Catherine Larsen-Maguire, and provides a detailed listening guide.

Watch the full performance of Sound and Fury

Musical Concepts in Sound and Fury

Rachel Leach explains how musical concepts are used in Sound and Fury. Musical excerpts are performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Catherine Larsen-Maguire.

ANTIPHONY

PEDALS

CHANGING TIME SIGNATURES, STRETTO

MODAL HARMONY

CHORD PROGRESSION

AUGMENTATION, DIMINUTION

Composing Tasks (For Pupils)

Rachel Leach introduces composing tasks based on Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, demonstrated by three musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

TASK 1

TASK 2

TASK 3

TASK 4

TASK 5

TASK 6

Composing Tasks (For Teachers)

Rachel Leach and three musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra demonstrate how to support students through the composing tasks.

Meet the Composer

Anna Clyne talks about how she started playing music, when she knew she was going to be a composer, and where she gets her inspiration.

Delivered in association with

Drake Music Scotland and the Lammermuir Festival

Kindly supported by

The Gannochy Trust, The Plum Trust, PF Charitable Trust, The Basil Death Trust, The Misses Barrie Charitable Trust, Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust, The Educational Institute of Scotland, Forteviot Charitable Trust, The JTH Charitable Trust and Sir Iain Stewart Foundation.

Anna Clyne's Sound and Fury was kindly supported by The Hope Scott Trust and RVW Trust

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This project was made possible by the generous support of Baillie Gifford. Their sponsorship is enabling us to reach thousands of people in communities across Scotland.