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Word Painting:
Word Painting:
Drop
Repeated descending pattern, on weak off-beat, sequence, short notes, rests
Eternal
extended melisma, long phrase, sequence, conjunct
Pains & Eas'd
Pains = dissonance. Eas'd = Dissonance from ‘pains’ is resolved, Descending sequence, melisma, conjunct
Wondering
Descending legato melismatic melody – capturing mood of the word, imitation in harpsichord
Whip
Grace note
Free the dead
Perfect Cadence, major key
Instrumentation
Instrumentation
Name the baroque keyboard instrument
Harpsichord. Baroque Feature
Which type of voice sings our version
Soprano - high female singer
Name the baroque accompaniment
Basso continuo - Harpsichord & Bass Viol (music for a while has a bass viol). Baroque Feature
Tonality
Tonality
What is the key of this piece?
A minor
Melody
Melody
Much of the music is conjunct - what does conjunct mean?
Notes are close to each other, melodies move in small steps
Syllabic
One note per syllable e.g. 'all' and 'drop'
Melismatic
More than one note per syllable e.g. 'eternal'
What ornaments are found frequently in this piece?
Grace notes, mordents, some trills. Baroque Feature
Sequence
A musical phrase that repeats higher or lower than before. Baroque Feature
Tempo
Tempo
Describe the tempo of this piece
It is slow
Lament
A slow, sorrowful song
Rhythm
Rhythm
What rhythms is the ground bass made up of?
Quavers
What rhythms are common in this piece
Semi-quavers, quavers and some dotted in vocal line
Why are rests used in some vocal phrases e.g. pains and shall all
The emphasize and clarify the word
Structure
Structure
Ternary Form
ABA
Da Capo Aria
Final A section is more embellished - more ornaments
Ground Bass - Baroque Feature
Repeating bass line.
Describe the ground bass
Repeating bass line, 3 bars longs, ends in perfect cadence when repeated, chromatic notes, rising sequence, quavers
Texture
Texture
Describe the overall texture
Melody & accompaniment
Counterpoint
Harmonising melody on top of another - RH harpsichord plays this.
Harmony
Harmony
Diatonic
Notes within the key
Functional harmony Baroque Feature
Standard chords within the key
Which cadence is heard all the time in this piece?
Perfect Cadences Baroque Feature
Context
Context
Give a date that this could have been composed
1692 to be exact.
What period of music was this composed in?
Baroque - 1600-1750
What was this piece composed for?
A play by John Dryden based on the Greek Oedipus.
How many baroque musical features can you name in this piece?
Harpsichord, Basso continuo, sequences, ornaments, diatonic, perfect cadences, functional harmony, ground bass
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