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Purcell Flashcards

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what is the structure of music for a while

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ground bass

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characteristics of ground bass

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  • 3 bars long
  • all equal quavers
  • slow tempo
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what are features of the melody in purcell?

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  • ornaments (lower mordents and appoggiaturas)
  • diatonic
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key features of laments

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  • falling phrases
  • minor keys
  • slow tempo
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how does purcell create pain in his music

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dissonant intervals between the melody and the accompaniment

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What harmonic feature is in the middle of purcell?

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Tierce di picardie

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what is the style of purcell

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a lament (it’s baroque but that’s obious)

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harmony in purcell

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  • dissonance
  • suspensions
  • tierce di picardie
  • few modulations
  • figured bass
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GCSE Music (12 decks)

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