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AoS2 - Music for a While Flashcards

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1
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Name the instruments used in Music for a While

A

Soprano voice, Bass Viol and Harpsichord

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What part do the Bass Viol and Harpsichord (LH) play?

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Ground Bass

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What is a figured bass?

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Played by the Basso Continuo, where the harpsichord ‘realises’ the harmonies from the figures underneath the score

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What is the similarity between the harpsichord parts in Music for a While and Brandenburg?

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Music for a While and Brandenburg both contain elaborate and decorative RH harpsichord parts

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5
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Is the Music for a While text setting syllabic or melismatic?

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Mainly syllabic, with some extended melismas

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What is word painting?

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Where the music emphasises the words in the text, for example going up on the word ‘heaven’

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Where is there an extended melisma in Music for a While?

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The word ‘eternal’

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What is the word painting on the word ‘Wond’ring’

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Descending scale, like a musical sigh

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What is repetition text and why is it used?

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To emphasise a certain word or feeling, for example “drop” is sung nine times to emulate the snakes dropping from Alecto’s head

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What makes the word “pains” word painting?

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There is dissonance to symbolise pain

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What makes the word “eas’d” word painting?

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It resolves the dissonance from the word “pains”

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What is the range of the soprano melody line?

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A ninth

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Is the music conjunct or disjunct?

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The music is mostly conjunct (stepwise)

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14
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Why are rests used so frequently?

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To break up phrases and allow for breathing

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What is a descending sequence?

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Where a phrase is repeated a note lower than before, immediately after the first time it is heard

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16
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Ornamentation is frequently used - what types of ornamentation are included in Music for a While?

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Trills, appoggiaturas, grace notes, upper mordents, lower mordents

17
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Which two parts use ornamentation frequently?

A

The soprano part and the harpsichord right hand part

18
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What is the overall structure of Music for a While?

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The piece follows a ground bass structure. It is based around a three bar long ground bass.

19
Q

What is ground bass?

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A short recurring melodic pattern in the bass part acting as a structural element

20
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What era is Music for a While from?

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Baroque

21
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What are the main features of the Ground Bass in Music for a While?

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It’s three bars long
It consists of entirely quavers
Its melody is arpeggio shape based
It uses semitone intervals
Heard four and a half times in the tonic key before modulations
Rises and then falls
Has a characteristic fall of an octave at the end

22
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What is the main texture of the piece?

A

Melody dominate homophony, tune and accompaniment

23
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Which instruments provide the accompaniment?

A

The LH of the harpsichord and the Bass Viol

24
Q

The harpsichord RH and the vocal line sometimes intertwine. What is the technical term for this?

A

Counterpoint

25
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What is the best way to describe the use of chords in Music for a While?

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Diatonic, all fitting with the key

26
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How can you describe the type of harmony?

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Functional - the chords used are I, IV and V, mostly. There are other chords used, but the harmony is still functional

27
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At the end of each ‘ground’ what is the cadence?

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Perfect, V-I

28
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When a note carries on the harmony of a previous chord before resolving, what is this chord?

A

Suspension (bar 3)

29
Q

Give an example of when dissonance can be heard

A

‘Pains’ in bar 12

30
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There is no tempo marking for the piece, but what tempo would be appropriate?

A

Slow - it’s a song meant to calm Alecto and stop her from punishing Oedipus!

31
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What is the metre?

A

4/4 simple quadruple time

32
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Which two types of note are most commonly used?

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Quavers and semiquavers, though there are a wide variety of notes used

33
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Which part frequently uses dotted rhythms?

A

The RH of the harpsichord

GCSE 9-1 Music (9 decks)

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