PURCELL: Movement 1 Flashcards
What speed is this movement?
allegro
How any bars is it?
29
How many notes are used in total?
9
What does melodic idea 1 consist of?
2 semiquavers, 3 quavers
quaver, 2 semiquavers, 2 quavers
Melodic idea 1 characteristics
- fan-fare like
- triadic following D major
- decorated with upper auxiliaries
- leaps of 4ths and 5ths
- conjunct
How is a bright mood created?
- Major key of D major
- flurry of semi-quavers increase in each bar= excitement
- fast tempo of allegro
- trumpet timbre and high register
- large intervals (4ths and 5ths)
- flamboyant trill at cadence
- simple, detached chords in accompaniment = emphasises trumpet solo
Which instrument plays melodic idea 1 at the beginning
trumpet
Which instrument takes over melodic idea 1 after trumpet in bar 4?
Violins take over melody
How is violins melodic idea 1 different in bar 4?
It is rhythmically identical but a 4th lower (beginning on A to emphasise new key), similar to a fugal answer
What do violin 2 and viola do in bar 4?
Harmonise with violin melody in homorhythm
What is homorhythm?
Multiple instruments playing the same rhythm
What modulation occurs in bar 5 and how is it indictated?
modulation to A major indicated by G#s
What marks the end of a phrase/ section?
perfect cadence
What is the texture bars 7-10?
antiphonal texture
Between bars 7-11, when is the cadence to D major and what type of cadence is it?
the start of bar 11, perfect cadence (V-I)
When is melodic idea 2 established?
Bar 11
What does melodic idea 2 consist of?
falling, conjunct quavers
What are the characteristics of melodic idea 2?
- smooth
- conjunct
- descending
- in imitation
- quieter than melodic idea 1
What is imitation?
the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice/instrument
Which group of instruments imitate melodic idea 2?
strings
What indicates the modulation to B minor in bars 11-14?
A#s played by violin 2
What happens to melodic idea 2 in bar 14?
diminution of the start of the idea ( quavers to semiquavers= note value gets shorter)
What harmonic device is used in bar 17?
inverted tonic pedal
What suggests a modal change in bar 17?
c and f naturals
What is the modal change to and from?
A major to A minor
What type of chord is used to cadence back to D major in bar 20? Describe its function?
Pivot chord
The A major chord can act in two keys. It is chord I in E major and chord V in D major. Therefore, it pivots from E major the dominant of A minor (the current key) to D major which is chord IV in A
