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John Dowland Flashcards

1
Q

It is?

A

Sensitive to the text, but greta attention paid to structure

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2
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Tonal?

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Ambiguity

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3
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Sadness? Depressing?

A

Melancholy

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4
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Called?

A

First Booke of Songs

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5
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When?

A

1597

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6
Q

All songs are?

A

Strophic - AABB

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7
Q

Except for?

A

“Sleep wayward thoughts”

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8
Q

First good song?

A

Song 1- “Unquiet thoughts”

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9
Q

It it?

A

More through composed

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10
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Lines?

A

5 and 6 are always repeated

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11
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Text painting?

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Word “wrap” - up and down sequence

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12
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Anything else?

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“Be still” slow crotchet notes

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13
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Song 2?

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Madrigalism - high notes = “clouds”, black crotchets = “dark”

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14
Q

Cool text painting?

A

Song 3 - 6th leap for “Mount” and 4th leap for “Moon”

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15
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Next good song?

A

Song 4

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16
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Features?

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Galliard features

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17
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What Galliard features?

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Dance style, 3/4 time, 4 bar phrases, dotted rhythms

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18
Q

Schumann?

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Minor 2nd

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19
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For?

A

“Suffer” and “sighs”

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20
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Rhythm?

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Hemiola

21
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Typical?

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Typical feature of madrigals

22
Q

When?

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Bars 6-7

23
Q

Stairs?

A

Stepwise movement

24
Q

Next song?

A

Song 7

25
Q

Time?

A

Time signatures changes

26
Q

In?

A

Direct response to natural speech rhythm

27
Q

Yugio?

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4 elements, all sung on the same E note - so equal

28
Q

Next song?

A

13

29
Q

Mainly?

A

Homophonic

30
Q

Decorative figures?

A

In lute

31
Q

When vocal?

A

Sings long notes

32
Q

So?

A

Syllabic setting

33
Q

Links with?

A

Campion

34
Q

Next good song?

A

14

35
Q

Interval?

A

Minor 2nd

36
Q

For?

A

Grief - direct response to both verses

37
Q

Figure?

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Quaver rest, quaver, crotchet figure for “sighing” - like a breath

38
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Ascending?

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Chromaticism - only chromaticism in whole book!

39
Q

Syncopation?

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Brings out passion of the song

40
Q

So makes?

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Misplaced accents

41
Q

Swan?

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“Dying swan” relates to Arcadelt’s swan song

42
Q

Song?

A

17

43
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Again?

A

Figura suspirans - quaver rest, quaver, crotchet

44
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Also called?

A

“Sighing figure”

45
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Q & A?

A

Between voice and lute

46
Q

Final good song?

A

Final song - 20 “Come heavy sleep”

47
Q

Refers to?

A

Plea for sleep (death), sleep is a metaphor for death

48
Q

Dowland’s…?

A

Knowledge of lute allows him to write intricate parts, like in this song

49
Q

Chord?

A

B major chord strummed 7 times - tired/warn soul

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