His skin was pale and his eye was odd

Question 1

Dynamics- his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 1

Same - p and pp

Question 2

Rhythm - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 2

In 6/8

Question 3

Pitch - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 3

Low pitch

Question 4

Structure - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 4

A phrase in verse 1
Solo verse
2nd phrase in verse 1

Question 5

Melody - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 5

Anacrusis figure starts phrase on ‘his’
Falling melody contour over ‘pale and his eye was’ - Sweeney is odd but adds to the demonic features of him

Question 6

Textures - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 6

Voice, clarinet and viola ostinato and cello

Question 7

Tonality - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 7

F# minor

Question 8

Harmony - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 8

Tritone and major 6th and major 9th between horn and cello on chords E7/D =19.028/d harmonic upbeat into phrase
Cello tonic pedal
Modal perfect cadences on ‘eye was odd’ = E9 - I911
Ambiguity on harmony - element of mystery
9th appoggiaturas on ‘skin’ and ‘eye’ - then both have 11th appoggiaturas and minor 3rd =evil and dissonance

Question 9

Chords - his skin was pale and his eye was odd

Answer 9

I911 or II7d under ‘skin’
I7911 or E9-II911 on ‘eye was odd’ = odd like Sweeney Todd
II7d in 2 bar link