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Music For A While Flashcards

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1
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What is the structure of the piece?

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Ground bass

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2
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Which instruments play the ground bass?

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Bass viol and harpsichord

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3
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What is the tonality of the piece?

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A minor

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4
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How many bars long is the ground bass?

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3 bars

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5
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What is the texture of the piece?

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Melody and accompaniment/melody- dominated homophony

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6
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Why is the tonality ambiguous at times?

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Chromatic notes

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7
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Identify three features of the movement of the ground bass?

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It rises in pitch, includes semitones and is based on arpeggios

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8
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What is the interval between the last two notes of the ground bass?

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An octave

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9
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What is the time signature (metre)?

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4/4 - simple quadruple

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10
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What is the range of the vocal part?

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9th

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11
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Identify the melodic device heard on the word “eas’d, eas’d, eas’d”.

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Descending sequence

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12
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How many times is the ground bass played in the tonic key at the start of the piece?

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4 and 1/2 times

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13
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What harmonic device is used to create word painting on the word “pains”?

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Dissonance (E in the voice clashes with D and F in accompaniment)

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14
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Which key does the piece modulate to in bar 14?

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E minor

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15
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Name the cadence in bar 15 that confirms the key change to E minor.

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Perfect cadence

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16
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Which key does the piece modulate to in bar 16 and how is the key confirmed?

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G major with a perfect cadence

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17
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How does the music reflect the words “free the dead”?

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In G major (happier and brighter)

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18
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Describe the overall melodic movement of the vocal part.

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It is mostly stepwise/conjunct (notes next to each other)

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19
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What happens in the vocal part on the second syllable of the word “eternal” in bars 20-21?

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Extended (long) melisma (lots of notes for one syllable)

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20
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How many times does the vocalist sing the word “drop”?

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9 times

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21
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How are words mostly set to music?

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Word setting is mainly syllabic

22
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How is word painting used on the word “wond’ring” in bar 10?

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Descending legato melisma

23
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What happens on the repeat of the word “wond’ring” in bar 11?

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Ascending sequence (sung the same but higher)

24
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Describe the harmony.

A

Functional and diatonic

25
Q

Which key does the piece modulate to in bar 21 on the extended melisma “eternal bands”?

A

C major

26
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Which key does the piece modulate to in bar 23 on the words “till the snakes”?

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A major (tonic major)

27
Q

Which rhythms are most dominant in the piece?

A

Quavers and semiquavers

28
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There is no tempo marking but how is the piece performed?

A

Slowly

29
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Describe the rhythm of the word “drop” in bars 24 and 25.

A

Off beat quavers

30
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What is the tonality of the piece from bar 29 to the end?

A

A minor (tonic)

31
Q

Identify two features of the music that suit the sombre nature/mood of the text.

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Minor key & slow tempo

32
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What type of voice sings this piece?

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Soprano

33
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What type of instrument is a harpsichord?

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Keyboard instrument, popular in the Baroque period

34
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The left hand of the harpsichord part plays the ground bass with the bass viol. Describe what the right hand part plays.

A

An elaborate, decorative part

35
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Describe the texture between the right hand of the harpsichord and the voice.

A

Counterpoint

36
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The left hand of the harpsichord and the bass viol play the ground bass throughout. What is the name given to this?

A

Continuo

37
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What is the name given to this type of song?

A

An aria

38
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What type of ornament does the vocalist sing in bars 13 and 14 on the repetitions of the word “eas’d”?

A

Trill

39
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What type of ornament does the harpsichord play in bar 1?

A

Lower mordent

40
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What type of ornament does the vocalist sing on the word “all” in bar 6?

A

Grace notes

41
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What type of ornament does the vocalist sing on the second “all” in bar 35?

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An appoggiatura

42
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What type of ornament does the harpsichord play in bar 22?

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Upper mordent

43
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There are non-harmony notes in between the main notes of the melody line. What name is given to these extra notes?

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Passing notes

44
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The melody line is mostly stepwise but there are occasional small leaps. What is the interval between the words “shall” and “all” in bar 32?

A

Perfect 4th

45
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The ground bass consists of only one note value. What is this note value?

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Quaver (1\2 beat)

46
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Sometimes, a note from a chord is held onto the next beat so that is creates a clash/dissonance. This note then moves to a note in the chord so that it resolves. What name is given to this harmonic device?

A

Suspension

47
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How does the right hand of the harpsichord play the chord on bar 13, beat 3?

A

Spread rapidly (like an arpeggio)

48
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In bar 1, the harpsichord plays F# on beat 3 followed by F on beat 4. What name is given to this device?

A

False relation

49
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What rhythmic device is in both the harpsichord and vocal part in bar 20?

A

Syncopation

50
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What is the cadence at the end of the piece?

A

Perfect

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