Cantata MVT. 2 Flashcards
Bach
What is this piece
An aria and chorale built from the Cantus Firmus
The soprano has a decorated version of…
The 2nd verse of Luther’s chorale
The strings play…
Triadic line of semiquavers
AO4 for using semiquavers
To drive the music forward and give energy
Which key are we in
D major
Tell me the different modulations we have in the first page and for how long they last for
D (3 bars)
A (1 bar)
G (1 bar)
D (6 bars)
A
What is the time signature of this piece
4
4
Describe the soprano and bass melodies
Melismatic
Highly contrapuntal
Based on separate texts of Lurther’s chorale
The basso continuo plays…
Off beat phrases composed of quavers
What is the effect of the off beat phrases that the continuo plays
Restless feel
The violins and continuo has a…introduction
Ritornello
What does ritornello mean
It is a recurrent musical section that alternates with different episodes of contrasting music ideas
(Like a recap)
What is the tempo markings of this piece (Italian term)
Moto perpetuo
Wider listening for Moto perpetuo - And give AO4
Vivaldi : Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 151 (“Alla
Rustica”)
Brisk, perpetual motion
The word setting is…than Mvt. 1
More elaborate
What does the oboe mostly do throughout
Double the soprano
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…”
HETEROPHONIC TEXTURE
How can you identify heterophonic texture
Variation of a single line
Ranges of the soprano and Bass
Soprano : 9th
Bass : 13th (Virtuosic)
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 D, establishes the key we are in
At the end of each phrase, what happens in terms of melody
Becomes more ornamented
What does the oboe do towards the end of phrases
Play trills
The upper strings play…throughout
Unison
In bar 19, (only the bass is heard), what does the continuo do
Play a sequence
After the sequence in the accompaniment, what does the oboe do in b. 20
Play a rising sequence into the “New section”
In the “new section”, b. 24, what happens to the melody and tonality
More decorated melody and slightly varies repeat of b. 10-23
Tonality matches that of the previous bars
In b. 24, the new section, what is the soprano and bass doing
Singing phrases 3 and 4 of Luther’s chorale
The 2nd new section can be identified easily because it is…
The 2nd time in which the soprano has dropped off to leave the bass singing a highly melismatic passage
What is the first word the bass sings in the 1st new section
“Alles”
What is the first word the bass sings in the 2nd new section
“Fragst”
Introducing the 2nd new section in b. 37, what cadence is heard
Perfect cadence (from D-A)
What key are we in in the second new section
A major
What is significant about being in A major in the second new section
It is brighter than D, and as they are singing about Christ, it has to be brighter.
In the second new section, what are the lyrics about
Christ
There are…throughout. Reinforced by…
(Harmony)
Rapid and transitory passing modulations
Perfect cadences
All chords are
Diatonic
Mainly root position or 1st inversion
The harmony is…
FUNCTIONAL!
In the 2nd new section, the second time he mentions Christ, there is a…(Harmony)
Circle of 5ths progression
The bass melody becomes more jovial in bar..
47
How do we know that the music is in Bm in b. 53
The bass line has angular and disjunct corners
In b. 60, the soprano and bass stop singing. What keys are playing and for how long
F#m (1 bar)
D (Until the end)
In b. 60, when the soprano and bass stop singing, the orchestra…
Reprises music from the opening (Ritornello).
However, this section is more chromatic
In b. 66, something significant happens to the melody in the continuo. What is it playing
Rising scalic sequence - phrase 9 of the cantus firmus
