Purcell- Mvmt 1 Flashcards
What is the range of a Baroque trumpet?
Over 8 notes- D, A, D, E, F#, G, A, B.
When does the first idea enter and in what instrument?
Enters bars 1-4 in the trumpet.
Describe bars 1-4.1.
It is the trumper playing Idea 1 accompanied by the continuo. Ends on a perfect cadence.
Describe bars 4.1-7.1.
The strings take over Idea 1 but the pitches are altered to move to the dominant (A major). In bar 5, the lower strings move from homorhythm to support the chord changes. Ends on a perfect cadence in A major.
Describe bars 7.2-11.1.
The trumpet reenters with a fragmentation of the main theme outlining a dominant harmony. This is echoed by the strings until both the strings and trumpet join to play a perfect cadence using antiphony.
When does the second idea enter and in what instrument?
Enters bars 11.2-14.1 in the trumpet.
Describe bars 11.2-14.1.
Idea 2 is played in the trumpet and then passed imitatively and antiphonally to the strings, harmonised in B minor. Ends on a perfect cadence in bar 13.4-14.1.
Describe bars 14.2-19.
The trumpet plays are 3 note fragmentation using rhythmic diminution. This is used antiphonally in bars 14-15 followed by an A major cadence with an inverted A pedal. In bar 17, the harmonies get twisted to A minor (dominant minor) before returning to A major in bar 19.
When does the third idea enter and in what instrument?
Enters bar 19 in the strings.
Describe bars 19.1-21.
An A major chord is played in bar 19 acting as a pivot chord back to D major. Idea 3 is sequenced antiphonically by the trumper in bar 20 followed by a fragment of the theme in 1st violins and continuo (in 10ths) in bar 21.
Describe bars 21.1-29.
The fragment of Idea 3 is tossed antiphonally between the trumpet and strings in a rising sequence until the trumper dissolves it in bar 24. The trumpet and 1st violins joinin unison to play a perfect cadence in D major.
When are suspensions heard throughout the movement?
They are all heard at cadences eg a 4-3 suspension in bar 16.
