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1
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Genre

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Baroque

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Instrumentation

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Soprano voice
Bass viol
Harpsichord

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Lyrics

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Syllabic = hear words
Word painting - b25 drop
Pains is on a dissonant and resolved on ‘easd’

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Melody

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10th range
Conjunct 
Passing notes
Rests used to break phrases
Decending sequences 
Ornaments b36,13,31
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Structure

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Few hints towards ternary form b29 opening idea returns

Repeating ground bass

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Texture

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Mel-Dom-homo

Sometimes counterpoint when both bass line and melody are both moving quavers

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Ground Bass

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3 bars
Quavers
Disjunct
Ascending

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Tonality

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A min
Cadence (P) at 23
Tierce de Picardie
Middle section modulates to closely related keys

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Harmony

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Ground bass - chromatic
Chords - diatonic
Suspensions

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Tempo, metre and rhythm

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No temp direction- hypnotic and slow
Quavers are the most commonly used
Dotted rhythms 2,4,7,10

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