Composition Homework: Irish Jig

Concert Orchestra:
1. This song form is always in 6/8. 
2. Your piece will be in G Major. 
3. Your piece will be 8 measures long. 
4. The rhythm will be: 
| 123 456 | 123 456 | 123 456 | 123 456| 
| 123 456| 123 456 | 123 456 | 123 4-6| or | 123 4--| 
5. Measures 5 and 6 will be exact melodic copies of 1 and 2. 
6. Include repeat signs at the end of the piece. 

You do not need to start on G. It is preferable to start on a related note like B or D. 
You should end on G to resolve the piece.

Chamber Orchestra:
You will be writing a standard Irish jig. 
1. This song form is always in 6/8. 
2. Your piece will be in G Major. 
3. Your piece will be 24 measures long: A B A form (you could use D.C. al fine). 
4. The rhythm will be: 
A: ||: 123 456 | 123 456 | 123 456 | 123 456| 
| 123 456| 123 456 | 123 456 | 123 4-6| or | 123 4--:|| 
B: ||: 1-3 4-6 | 1-3 4-6 | 1-3 4-6 | 123 456 | 
| 1-3 4-6 | 1-3 4-6 | 1-3 4-6 | 123 4-6 :|| 
5. Measures 5 and 6 will be exact melodic copies of 1 and 2. 
6. Include repeat signs at the end of each section. 

You do not need to start on G. It is preferable to start on a related note like B or D. 
You should end on G to resolve the piece.

DUE: March 15 at 12:35 p.m.