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Cantata MVT. 2 Flashcards

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1
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What is this piece

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An aria and chorale built from the Cantus Firmus

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2
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The soprano has a decorated version of…

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The 2nd verse of Luther’s chorale

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3
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The strings play…

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Triadic line of semiquavers

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4
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AO4 for using semiquavers

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To drive the music forward and give energy

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5
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Which key are we in

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D major

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6
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Tell me the different modulations we have in the first page and for how long they last for

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D (3 bars)

A (1 bar)

G (1 bar)

D (6 bars)

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7
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What is the time signature of this piece

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4
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8
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Describe the soprano and bass melodies

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Melismatic
Highly contrapuntal

Based on separate texts of Lurther’s chorale

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9
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The basso continuo plays…

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Off beat phrases composed of quavers

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10
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What is the effect of the off beat phrases that the continuo plays

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Restless feel

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11
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The violins and continuo has a…introduction

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Ritornello

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12
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What does ritornello mean

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It is a recurrent musical section that alternates with different episodes of contrasting music ideas

(Like a recap)

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13
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What is the tempo markings of this piece (Italian term)

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Moto perpetuo

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14
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Wider listening for Moto perpetuo - And give AO4

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Vivaldi : Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 151 (“Alla
Rustica”)

Brisk, perpetual motion

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15
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The word setting is…than Mvt. 1

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More elaborate

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16
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What does the oboe mostly do throughout

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Double the soprano

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17
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What is the texture in the “New section”, identified by the fast rising sequence in the oboe and the lyrics “Es streit’ fur unsder, recite, der rechte…”

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HETEROPHONIC TEXTURE

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18
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How can you identify heterophonic texture

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Variation of a single line

19
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Ranges of the soprano and Bass

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Soprano : 9th

Bass : 13th (Virtuosic)

20
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In bar 9, the super long melismatic word “alles” - (first time we hear the bass). What is the note sung at the beginning and why

A

A D, establishes the key we are in

21
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At the end of each phrase, what happens in terms of melody

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Becomes more ornamented

22
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What does the oboe do towards the end of phrases

A

Play trills

23
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The upper strings play…throughout

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Unison

24
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In bar 19, (only the bass is heard), what does the continuo do

A

Play a sequence

25
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After the sequence in the accompaniment, what does the oboe do in b. 20

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Play a rising sequence into the “New section”

26
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In the “new section”, b. 24, what happens to the melody and tonality

A

More decorated melody and slightly varies repeat of b. 10-23

Tonality matches that of the previous bars

27
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In b. 24, the new section, what is the soprano and bass doing

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Singing phrases 3 and 4 of Luther’s chorale

28
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The 2nd new section can be identified easily because it is…

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The 2nd time in which the soprano has dropped off to leave the bass singing a highly melismatic passage

29
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What is the first word the bass sings in the 1st new section

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“Alles”

30
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What is the first word the bass sings in the 2nd new section

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“Fragst”

31
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Introducing the 2nd new section in b. 37, what cadence is heard

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Perfect cadence (from D-A)

32
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What key are we in in the second new section

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A major

33
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What is significant about being in A major in the second new section

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It is brighter than D, and as they are singing about Christ, it has to be brighter.

34
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In the second new section, what are the lyrics about

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Christ

35
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There are…throughout. Reinforced by…

(Harmony)

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Rapid and transitory passing modulations

Perfect cadences

36
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All chords are

A

Diatonic

Mainly root position or 1st inversion

37
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The harmony is…

A

FUNCTIONAL!

38
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In the 2nd new section, the second time he mentions Christ, there is a…(Harmony)

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Circle of 5ths progression

39
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The bass melody becomes more jovial in bar..

A

47

40
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How do we know that the music is in Bm in b. 53

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The bass line has angular and disjunct corners

41
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In b. 60, the soprano and bass stop singing. What keys are playing and for how long

A

F#m (1 bar)
D (Until the end)

42
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In b. 60, when the soprano and bass stop singing, the orchestra…

A

Reprises music from the opening (Ritornello).

However, this section is more chromatic

43
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In b. 66, something significant happens to the melody in the continuo. What is it playing

A

Rising scalic sequence - phrase 9 of the cantus firmus

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