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20 Cards in this Set
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Structure What is ground bass and what are the other names for it? |
A short repeating melody in the bass with changing parts abound it Also know as basso ostinato or basso continuo |
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Structure What structure does it follow? |
Ternary form (intro A B A1) Intro B1-3 A B4-21 B B22-28 A1 B29-38 |
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Structure What can it also be considered as due to the fact it has a shortened repeat of section A? |
Rounded Binary form |
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Lament What is a lament? |
A sorrowful song |
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Lament What are the feature of a lament? |
Falling phrases Minor key Slow tempo Ground bass |
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Dynamics What are the dynamics? |
No markings but starts quietly |
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Ground bass What are some of the features of a ground bass? |
Three bars long Entirely quaver Rhythms Solemn mood Slow tempo |
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Rhythms What rhythms are used? |
Mostly semiquavers and quavers Ground bass uses only quavers Some dotted rhythms Occasional syncopation |
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Instrumentation What instruments are used? |
Soprano voice Harpsichord Bass viol (6 strings not 4 and fretted) Continuo instruments |
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Tempo and metre What is the tempo and metre? |
Slow tempo though no markings Metre is 4/4 |
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Texture The texture is mainly what? |
Homophonic - melody dominated homophony |
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Texture What do the left hand of the harpsichord and bass viol play? |
The accompaniment - the ground bass |
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Texture What does the right hand of the harpsichord play? |
Elaborate realisation - provides some counterpoint with vocal line Counterpoint - combo of 2 or more melodies played together |
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Harmony and Tonality What is the tonality? |
A minor though sometimes unclear due to chromatic bass |
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Harmony and Tonality What does it modulate to and when are the modulations heard? |
Modulates to E minor G major C major E minor and then to A minor After every perfect cadence |
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Harmony and Tonality What is the harmony? |
Mostly diatonic and tonal with some chromatic harmony |
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Harmony and Tonality What is featured at bar 23? |
Tierce de Picardie - major chord at the end of a piece in the minor key |
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Melody The vocals are mainly... with some ... moments. ... is also used |
Syllabic Melismatic (several notes per syllable) eg eternal Repetitions eg drop |
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Melody What is the term for music that reflects them meaning of the words? |
Word painting eg pains - clashing dissonance |
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Melody What are some examples of word painting? |
Eas’d - dissonance then resolution Drop - sung descending Wond’ring - descending legato melismatic |
