Freely Flows The Blood Of Those Who Moralize!

Question 1

Dynamics - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 1

Fff in cello/double bass
Ff until dim - poco a poco on all parts on the held ‘moralize’ - end chorus
Loudest part at ‘moralize’ emphasises death

Question 2

Rhythm - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 2

Still 6/8

Question 3

Structure - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 3

7 bar phrase, 5 bars and a 2 bar extension/held note

Question 4

Melody - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 4

Accent mark on all notes - as marked from the beginning
‘Flows the’ = falling a major 3rd = flowing blood - sop and alto
‘Blood of’ = falling - more flowing blood, 11th dissonance in sop and alto
‘Moralize’ held for emphasis = Sweeney is evil and has killed many, ends on the 9th of chord in bass, sop and alto and 5th of chord in tenor = dissonance, evil

Question 5

Textures - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 5

Ostinato returns on ‘moralize’ to transition into V3 but also adds to the emphasis of his evil character

Question 6

Timbre - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 6

Timpani semiquaver and dotted crotchet rhythm on ‘moralize’ = tension and dramatics

Question 7

Harmony - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 7

Cello/ double bass still has F# tonic pedal
False relation in lower bass ad tenor between ‘the blood’ = dissonance
‘Moralize’ sop + alto in 8ves with basses, basses in perfect parallel 4ths with tenors
Semiquaver timpani rhythm/roll on ‘moralize’ I9c - dissonant 9 in ostinato
9th, S.T and muted horn in ostinato when it returns on ‘moralize’ - minor 6th in ost at the end of the chorus

Question 8

Chords - freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Answer 8

I911 - I#79 - I711( no 3rd) - B9/F - Bmb9 - I9c
I911 on end of ‘freely’
I#79 on ‘the’
I711 (no 3rd) on ‘blood’
B9/F on ‘those’
Bmb9 on ‘who’
I9c on ‘moralize’