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Music for a While by Henry Purcell Flashcards

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1
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baroque features MW

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  • basso continuo
  • instrumentation
  • limited dynamics in score
  • ornamentations
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describe the instrumentation of MW

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  • soprano sings main melody
  • harpsichord plays elaborate realisation (highly decorative) and ground bass
  • bass viol plays basso continuo and ground bass
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3
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describe the structure of MW

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ternary form

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4
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describe the tempo of the A section of MW

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no markings - slow tempo

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5
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what is the time sig of MW?

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4/4 quadruple time

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6
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list as many features of the tonality and harmony of the A section of MW as you can

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  • A minor
  • false relation
  • perfect cadences
  • diatonic and functional chords
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7
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why is MW predominantly in a minor key?

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matches sombre tone of lyrics

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8
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what is the range of the soprano in MW

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a 9th from E4 to F5

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9
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describe the ground bass in MW

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  • rising line
  • 3 bar loop
  • 4 note pattern
  • arpeggio based
  • only quavers
  • 8ve fall
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10
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give an example of false relation in MW

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bar one, F# vs F

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11
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give an example of perfect cadences in MW

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  • A section: b.6-7, E (V) - Am (i)
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list as many features of the melody of the A section of MW as you can

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  • highly decorative: lower mordents, grace notes, upper mordents
  • syllabic; follows speech rhythms
  • mainly conjunct; passing notes
  • small leaps
  • repeated words
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13
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describe the texture of the A section of MW

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elaborate realisation of RH harpsichord has a polyphonic feel at times

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14
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give an example of ornamentation in MW

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  • section A: lower mordent b.1, grace notes b.1 & 6, upper mordent b.10
  • section B: upper mordent b.11 + b.22, tril b.13
  • A section repeat: apoggiatura b.35, upper mordent b.36, arpeggiated final chord
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15
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give an example of passing notes in MW

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A section, b.5

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16
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give an example of small leaps in MW

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  • A section: perfect 4th b.7
  • B section: 4th b.25
  • repeated A section: perfect 5th b.29
17
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list as many features of the rhythm of the A section of MW as you can

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  • paired slurring
  • rests to break up phrases
  • dotted syncopated rhythms
  • mainly quavers and semiquavers
18
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give an example of paired slurring in MWq

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A section, b.5

19
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give an example of dotted syncopated rhythms in MW

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  • A section, b.10
  • B section: b.23-25, b.20
20
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describe the texture of the B section of MW

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  • melody dominated homophony
  • contrapuntal
21
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give an example of counterpoint in MW

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B section, b.11 and b.25

22
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list as many features of the melody of the B section of MW as you can

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  • scalic legato descending melismas
  • ornamented: upper mordent, trill
  • word painting
  • change in ground bass
  • small leaps
23
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give an example of word painting in MW

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  • b.10-11 scalic legato descending melisma on ‘wond’ring’
  • b.12-13 dissonance of E vs D on ‘pain’ resolves in descending sequence
  • b.16 modulation to G major with perfect cadences and rising melodies to mimic brightness
  • b.20-21 ‘eternal’ extended melismatic descending sequence with alternating repetitive notes
  • b.23-25 detached off-beat ‘drop’
24
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list as many features of the rhythm of the B section of MW as you can

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  • unpredictable phrase length; doesn’t always finish in time with ground bass
  • off-beats
  • syncopation
25
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list as many features of the harmony and tonality of the B section of MW as you can

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  • dissonance
  • many modulations
26
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give an example of dissonance in MW

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B section, E vs D bar 12

27
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describe the modulations in B section of MW

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  • b.14 modulation to Em with D# and F#
  • b.21 modulation to C with C and G naturals
  • b.27 modulation to Em to prepare for Am b.28 (v-i)
28
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describe the harmonic ending of MW

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Tierce de Picardie

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