Pavane and Galliard

Question 1

Describe the Texture in Pavane and Galliard: (4)

Answer 1

• 5 part polyphonic with imitation
• Little crossing of parts (keep to their own tiers)
• Imitation in Pavane (1,4,5,18)
• More chordal writing in 2nd strains.

Question 2

Discuss the Structure and Tonality in Pavane and Galliard: (5)

Answer 2

• Each movement has 3 repeated strains
• (P) 1st strain: Dmaj, 2nd: Gmaj, 3rd: Dmaj
• Each strain concludes with a perfect cadence
• (G) each strain= 8 bars each
• (G) more modal tonality than (P)

Question 3

Describe the Harmony in Pavane and Galliard: (5)

Answer 3

• Traditional harmony with modal elements.
• Both mainly root position and 1st inversion.
• Suspensions in (P)= (bar 3, 5).
• False relation at bar 11+13 (P).
• (G) Phrygian cadence and Tierce de Picardie

Question 4

What is the Melody like in Pavane and Galliard? (5)

Answer 4

• Polyphonic texture causes parts to share melodic interest
• Melodic leaps no wider than a 5th apart due to vocal writing style.
• Bassline supplies root notes so leaps around.
• Mainly conjunct in both.
• Grief motif.

Question 5

What is the Rhythm and Metre like in Pavane and Galliard? (6)

Answer 5

• Pavane= duple
• Galliard= triple
• Rhythmic character reflects moods of pieces
• Bar 13
• Emphasis on 2nd beat to give a syncopated feel (G)
• Bar 10-11 and 14-15 (G) has a hemiola pattern
• Mainly crotchets, minims, and dotted rhythms in (P)

Question 6

What are the Context and Forces in Pavane and Galliard? (6)

Answer 6

• Type of consort music (popular in Elizabethan England)
• Written in 1599
• Pavane and Galliard are dances
• Mood contrasts: P= melancholy, G= lively
• Non idiomatic
• Chest of viols