Lamentatione

Question 1

Describe the Texture of Lamentatione: (4)

Answer 1

• Largely melody dominated homophony
• Heterophonic at bar 26
• Viola doubles cello in octaves at the beginning
• Homorhythmic at 9-12 and 132-133

Question 2

What is the Structure of Lamentatione? (4)

Answer 2

• Sonata form
• Expositon: 1-45 repeated with 2 subjects
• Development: 45-80
• Recapitulation: 80-126 2 subjects used again

Question 3

What is the Harmony and Tonality of Lamentatione? (5)

Answer 3

• Exposition: Dmin, Fmaj. Development: Various keys. Recapitulation: Dmin, Dmaj
• Mainly root position and 1st inversion
• Dominant pedal 65-68
• Circle of fifths: 57-64 Bb,E,A,D,G,C#,F,Bnatural
• Appogiaturas: bar 10+12

Question 4

What is the Melody like in Lamentatione? (5)

Answer 4

• 2subjects: 1st=opening 2nd=’evangelist’
• Wild leaps in the crowd at 33-36 and 40-41
• Semiquaver run: 37= Jesus to be crucified
• Oboes play variation of ‘Christ’ plain song at 65-68
• Strings are similar to 13-16 at 92-99

Question 5

Describe the use of Rhythm and Metre in Lamentatione: (3)

Answer 5

• 4/4
• Syncopation at the beginning
• 45-52: based on a variant of the syncopated idea from the 1st subject

Question 6

What are the Context and Forces of Lamentatione? (6)

Answer 6

• Composed by Haydn and first performed in 1768
• Latin text= religious
• 13 players used
• 2x 1st violins, 2x 2nd violins, 1 player for each other part
• Text comes from Ancient plain song=well known in Austria
• Sonata for orchestral works: 3/4movements