PURCELL: Overall structure and scoring

Question 1

What is mean’t by sonata in this piece?

Answer 1

a piece of instrumental music

Question 2

How many movements is it?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

What tempo marking does the middle movement have?

Answer 3

Adagio

Question 4

What structure of the movements is used which is common of baroque solo concertos

Answer 4

fast-slow-fast

Question 5

how many valves does the baroque trumpet have?

Answer 5

no valves

Question 6

how was variation created on the baroque trumpet?

Answer 6

change in mouth shape/embouchure

Question 7

how many notes was the trumpet limited to?

Answer 7

8 notes - 8 notes of D major

Question 8

what consequences were caused due to the note limitation of the trumpet?

Answer 8

harmonic and melodic restrictions

Question 9

What was used to fill in the harmony the trumpet couldn’t play?

Answer 9

the strings played the notes the trumpet couldn’t play

e.g the A# needed for the modulation to B minor in movement 2

Question 10

describe the trumpet melody generally

Answer 10

• mainly conjunct, moving around the top notes of the register (the first six notes of D major)
• fanfare-like with large intervals of 4ths and 5ths in some parts

Question 11

do the strings share the same melodic material as the trumpet?

Answer 11

Yes, therefore, they can work together