Analyses
Ron Nelson - Rocky Point Holdiay (1969)

Program Notes
A
Allegro vivace (q = 176-184)
mm. 1-4 Introduction "Lydian Fanfare" G-flat lydian
mm. 5-11 ostinato C
mm. 12-24 Theme A, part I - flute, clarinet 1 C

countermelody - bass cl, bassoon I, tenor sax, euph I

mm. 25-28 2 "last note" F/G
mm. 29-38 Theme A, part II - upper woodwinds G
mm. 39-46 closing bb harmonic minor
mm. 47-48 4 ostinato D
mm. 49-60 Theme A, part I - flute, piccolo, oboe I D

countermelody - English horn, horn III, alto cl, bass cl, euph I

mm. 61-64 5 "last note" C

mm. 65-72 Theme A, part II - oboe, clarinet, celeste G

mm. 73-83 6 Motivic harmonic buildup E/F# in bass

mm. 84-90 7 Motivic harmonic buildup (repeated) E/F# in bass

mm. 91-99 final closing - percussion, homophonic statements in winds C#

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B

mm. 100-107 8 ostinato - clar II, bsn, marimba, vibes, harp, str bass octatonic dissonant

[E, F#, G, A, Bb, C, Db, Eb, E]

mm. 108-115 Theme B - English horn, alto cl, bass cl, alto sax, tenor sax, horn III, euph

countermelody - flute I, oboe, horn I

mm. 116-123 9 Theme B (continued) [F, A, C, C#, D, E, F]
mm. 124-133 10 Theme B [E, F#, G, A, Bb, C, Db, Eb, E]
mm. 134-137 "last note" b
Development
mm. 138-153 11 Theme A fragments (m. 16-17, 53) f#
mm. 154-161 12 fragments bb
mm. 162-171 13 fragments d

mm. 172-178 14 "last note" E/F# in bass

mm. 179-185 Motivic harmonic buildup (Theme A & "last note" accompaniment fragments)\

[F#, G, A, Bb, C, D, E]

mm. 186-194 Motivic harmonic buildup [Bb, Eb, G, A]

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A

mm. 195-200 ostinato F
mm. 201-224 Theme A, part I augmented - bsn, alto sax, ten sax, bari sax, horn, euph F

"Lydian Fanfare" fragments (204, 211, 219, etc.)

mm. 225-228 19 "last note" g dorian
mm. 229-241 20 Theme A, part II - flute, celeste F
mm. 242-250 Theme C - trumpet I G
mm. 251-256 22 Theme C - clar II & III, celeste, horn I F/G
mm. 257-264 closing bb harmonic minor
mm. 265-269 23 ostinato - clar I, vibes, harp, horn III D
mm. 270-281 Theme A, part I - oboe I, flute I D

Theme C countermelody - English horn, euphonium (1st entrance)

Theme C countermelody - piccolo, glockenspiel (2nd entrance m. 274)

mm. 282-285 24 "last note" C
mm. 286-293 Theme A, part II - horn I, glockenspiel G
mm. 294-304 25 Motivic harmonic buildup E/F# in bass
mm. 305- 311 26 Motivic harmonic buildup (repeated) E/F# in bass
mm. 312-320 final closing - percussion, homophonic statements in winds G#
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B
Crisply (not slower)
mm. 321-328 27 ostinato (ostinatos) octatonic dominant [C, Db, Eb, E, F#, G, A, Bb, C]

mm. 329-332 28 Theme B - upper woodwinds, euph

mm. 333-341 Theme B (continued) [F, A, C, C#, D, E, F]
mm. 341-345 Theme B [C, Db, Eb, E, F#, G, A, Bb, C]

Theme C (trumpets)

mm. 346-351 30 Theme A fragments Bb
mm. 352-355 [Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C, D]
Rit. poco a poco (ca. q = 132)
mm. 356-361 Theme A, part I rhythmic augmentation (trumpets, horns, tbn I & II) F
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CODA
a tempo q = 184
mm. 362-367 3/4 meter, Theme A, closing (reflects 3/4 measures that closed previous phrases)
F

"Lydian Fanfare" (not in Lydian) in trumpets

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Key areas listed on the right may or may not reflect an actually tonicized area. They represent either the pitch (or pitches) that sound(s) like "do" or the collection (or set) of pitches used.

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