Purcell Trumpet Sonata Movt. 1 Flashcards
What key does the movement start in?
D major
What is the time signature
4/4
What is the upper auxiliary note in the notes d,e,d,a in the first bar?
E
What rhythm characterises section 1? How is it characterised?
2 semi quavers and 2 crochets
Fanfare like
Is the melodic material conjunction or disjunct?
Conjunction
What is the chord sequence in bar 3?
I, V, I, Vsus4, V, I
What bars are idea one in?
1-10.1
What do you get before nearly every cadence?
Trill and note of anticipation
From bar 4 what happens to the Melody? How is it structured?
It is taken over by the strings in a fugal like way
How are the rhythms related in bar 4
They’re in homorhythm
What key do we modulate to in bar 4 when the strings take over the melody? What shows this clearly?
A major with evident G#
The dominant
What do the changes in rhythm support in section 1?
Chord changes
Name 3 bars you can find suspensions on and what kind?
4-3 in bar 3
4-3 in bar 5
4-3 in bar 6
What is a textural device used that is popular of the baroque?
Antiphony
From bars 7-9 how is the melody related to idea/section 1?
Purcell uses fragmentation on section 1
What key does section 2 begin by modulating to?
B minor, relative minor
What rhythm characterises section 2?
5 quavers with the last 4 descending
Where is there a use of a pint chord?
In bar 14.1
V-i
(ii-I)
What happens in bar 14 with the rhythm of the melody
It is a diminution of bar 11 but can also be characterised as a interjection
Where is there a use of sequence in section 2?
From bars 14-15
Highlight an unusual 7th chord what it is and where it is
Bar 15.25
F^7
How is a suspension formed
Preparatory note
Suspension
Resolution
What do we cadence to in bar 16? And then what happens in the violins to change the tonality?
A major
Violins introduce F naturals and C naturals creating a modal shift to A minor
Parallel minor
What is it called when a phrase ends at the beginning of a bar and seamlessly moves on?
Dovetailing
Where can we find a tuerce de picardie?
Bars 18.4-19.1
What key do we move back into in bar 20?
D major
In section 3 what are the greater use of?
Passing notes?
What is used during the antiphonal section of section 3?
Ascending sequence
What interval to the violin’s and cello’s work in, in bar 22
Parallel 10ths
Compound 3rds
Tonic + dominant harmonies =
Consonant
Bright quality
How does the use of inversions in the last part of this movement effect the music?
Create instability before a stable ending
What key do we end in?
D major
What tends to happen to harmonic rhythm at cadence points?
It increases
How does Purcell achieve a more relaxed/ lyrical/ plaintive mood in section 2?
Increasing note lengths Using slurs Using overlapped imitation Modulations to b minor Conduct descending quavers Quieter dynamics (although editorial)
2 types of textures used in section b
Imitation
Antiphony
Harmonic device in 17-18
Inverted tonic pedal
Where is close imitation used?
3 note descending motif between bass and violin in bars 17-18
Where is a melodic minor scale?
17.3-18.2
