Part I Verse 1 Section A

Question 1

What are the lyrics?

Answer 1

“I feel you, Johanna, I feel you.”

Question 2

Dynamics

Answer 2

Mp vocal melody

P accompaniment

Question 3

Rhythm/metre

Answer 3

4/4
B5 - 10 have long notes (mostly semibreves) creates tension and yearning
Syllabic word setting

Question 4

Pitch

Answer 4

Rising/high pitch in b5 & 6 and 7 & 8 word paints “feel you” shows hope and “Johanna” shows tenderness and yearning
Range of a major 6th tessiatura

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

6 bar phrase - anacrusis in bar 4 doesn’t count

7-bar vocal phrase

Question 6

Melody

Answer 6

Anacrusis b4, 6 & 8

Intervals - minor 6ths show love, minor 3rds create yearning, perfect 4ths make it sound heroic

Question 7

Instrumentation

Answer 7

Anthony (tenor)
Flute doubling vocal melody line
Harp and strings accompaniment

Question 8

Texture
Tempo
Tonality
Timbre

Answer 8

Homophonic, tonic pedal, antiphonal horn b10
Tranquillo (calmly)
Eb major - key of love
Fading bird sounds on organ

Question 9

Harmony

Answer 9

Tonic pedal - gently prolonging the tonic chord with added 2nd (reminding us of the ostinato/harmony for Ballad of Sweeney Todd)
Dissonance creates yearning in melody - b6 D is dissonant with bass and the 7th is unresolved
Chord I & V have some added notes which create tension
IV9 chord (Ab9) shows he loves her - Bb creates dissonance
Plagal cadence IV9 & I9,11 b8 & 9 word paints “I feel you”