Purcell Trumpet Sonata

Question 1

Type of melodies

Answer 1

Conjunct
Fanfare (mvt 3, b 115)
Neutral
monotone

Question 2

Phrasing

Answer 2

Irregular phrase lengths

Question 3

Melodic devices

Answer 3

Motivic;
Same rhythm different notes
fragmentation (mvt 1, b 5)
repetition/echo (mvt 1, b 11)
diminution
sequences (mvt 3, b 77-78)
melodic inversion (mvt 3, b 82)
playes around with intervals
cadentail trills (mvt 1, b 3)

Question 4

Non-harmony notes

Answer 4

Auxilary notes (mvt 1, b 1 UA)
Anticipation notes (mvt 1, b 3)
Chromatic notes
Suspensions (mvt 1, b 5)
False relations

Question 5

Overall harmony

Answer 5

Mainly consonant
Less reliance on functional harmony (mvt 2, b 45)
parallel triads
mainly perfect cadences (mvt 1, b 3-4)

Question 6

Harmonic devices and unsual chords

Answer 6

Suspensions (mvt 1, b 5)
Tierce de picardie (mvt 2, b 49)
False relation (mvt 3, b 104)
Chromatic (mvt 2, b 40-41)
Augemented chords (mvt 2, b 48)
7th chords (mvt 2, b 32)

Question 7

Tonality

Answer 7

Diatonic
Major-minor modulation
Modulation to related keys
Pivot chords
Inverted pedal
Modal changes
Chromatic chords

Question 8

Structure

Answer 8

3 mvts

1) through composed, 3 ideas one after the other (1st idea b. 1-4, 2nd idea b. 11-10, 3rd idea b. 11-end)
2) short, grows organically from opening idea
3) ABA’CA type structure, where B and C resemble episodes (mvt 3, B section b 65-75, C section b 76-81)

Question 9

Sonority

Answer 9

Trumpet - only 8 notes
Trumpet in D - restricts both key and type od melody trumpet can play
Strings in same style as trumpet part
continuo - generic writing
trumpet and continuo alone (mvt 1, b 1-3)
strings alone (all of 2nd mvt)
trumpet and 1st violins in unison (mvt 1, b 26-end)
violin writing never very difficult

Question 10

Texture

Answer 10

Main texture - homophony and antiphony
Some - imitation (mvt 1, b 7), redundant entry (mvt 3, b 95), inverted pedal (mvt 1, b 17), parts in 3rds/10ths (mvt 1, b 22), some parts in unsion
Fugal entries (mvt 3, b 1)

Question 11

Tempo, rhythm and metre

Answer 11

Probably fast, slow, fast
1st mvt, 2/2
2nd mvt, 4/4
3rd mvt, 3/8
rhythmic techniques - anacrusis, homorhythm, rest in all parts, even notes, diminution, shorter value notes

Question 12

Dynamics and articulation

Answer 12

Not marked in score

Question 13

Mood of 1st mvt

Answer 13

1) Bright and festive:
fanfare melodies
consonant harmony
major tonality
trumpet and strings
antiphony
homophony
jaunty rhythm with anacrusis shorter note values

Question 14

Mood of 2nd mvt

Answer 14

More intimate:
chromatic melody
suspensions
minor tonality
augmented and 7th chords
chromatic writing
grows organically
just strings
irregulkar phrase lengths
homophonic and homorhythmic tecture
adagio
simple rhythms
rest in all parts

Question 15

Mood of 3rd mvt

Answer 15

Cheerful:
variety of melodic styles
conjunct
monotone
traidic
major tonailty (brief moduation to minor)
mainly consonant
cadential suspension
variety of textures
triple time and fast