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Flashcards by Rebecca Mae, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rebecca Mae
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What forms of music did Henry Purcell write? | Sacred choral music, chamber music, orchestral music, music for theatre (e.g. incidental music) |
| For what play was this piece written? Describe the scene. | 'Oedipus', written by John Dryden about the Greek philosopher Sophocles. It is the second of four movements, sung by a priest attempting to summon the ghost of a dead king. |
| Describe the tempo and rhythm (two points). | 1. Steady, quaver rhythm in ground bass (walking bass) 2.Repeating melodic phrase in the bass part (ostinato) |
| What key is the piece in? (Extension: What key was the piece originally written in?) | A minor, originally in C minor |
| Describe the tonality. | 1. Chromatic - use of accidentals 2. Modulations away from A minor and C minor. Passing keys include: C major, A major, G major and E major (CAGE) |
| What structure is 'Music for a While' written in? | Ternary (ABA) or Rounded Binary Form (ABA1) |
| Does this piece use dissonance or consonance? | There is dissonance between the melody and the bass created using suspensions and chromatic movement. |
| What techniques are used in the melody/vocal lines? Why? | Word painting: melismatic singing, syllabic singing, descending melody and discord to convey eerie and sorrowful tone as Alecto - one of the Furies - is 'beguiled' (calmed) and the King is raised from the dead. |
| For what voice is this written? | A high male voice (tenor or countertenor) or soprano. |
| What instruments are used? | Harpsichord, bass viola and lute. |
| Describe the dynamics. | There are no dynamic markings or changes. |
| Describe the texture (3 points) | 1. Simple, homophonic texture 2. Contrary motion and contrasting movement of bass and melody 3. Walking bass/basso continuo |
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