Cantata mvt 1 Flashcards
Bach
Organ reads music by looking at a…
figured bass
In b. 60 we get…
new thematic materials introduced
Entries are
Fugal
“Der alte bose” (sung by the bass with no other singers accompanying in bar 60) - based on…and what it the interval
Phrase 5 of mvt 8
Perfect 5th
b. 60-82 (harmony)
Highly modulatory when phrase 6 is introduced
b. 60 singers are..
imitating each other
Describe the melody in one word (b.60)
Conjunct
Keys in b. 73-80. How long do they last and what are they?
F# m (2 bars)
Bm (1 bar)
Em (2 bars)
Bm (2 bars)
A
b. 78 cello and the bass play in…
octaves
b. 80-82 the melody is of…
4th cantus firmus (played in canon)
Texture in general
Canon
Polyphonic
Fugal entries
Cello outlines…(b. 84)
tritones
Oboe plays the… in …. (rhythm) which is…. (AO4)
(b. 97)
Cantus firmus
Dotted rhythm + shorter note values
Unusual
What mode is playing in b. 98
Phrygian
What cadence is there in b. 98
ivb-V (Imperfect)
After the imperfect cadence heard in b. 98, what happens in the violins and in the Altos and Sopranos
Chromatic descent
What is the accompaniment playing in b. 98 (notes and harmony)
Give AO4 for harmony point
Tritones
Dominant pedal note on F# -> God has returned
What cadence is there in b. 101-102
V-VI
(Interrupted cadence)
Texture in b. 100 after chromatic descent in S and A
2 parts
How does the piece end in terms of texture (+AO4)
Canon
More expressive
What is the melody composed of at the end of the piece
Cantus firmus
What is created because of the long sustained pedal note in the organ at the end of the piece?
7-6 suspensions
Tempo
2
2
Key
D major
