Purcell Trumpet Sonata Movt. 1

Question 1

What key does the movement start in?

Answer 1

D major

Question 2

What is the time signature

Answer 2

4/4

Question 3

What is the upper auxiliary note in the notes d,e,d,a in the first bar?

Answer 3

E

Question 4

What rhythm characterises section 1? How is it characterised?

Answer 4

2 semi quavers and 2 crochets

Fanfare like

Question 5

Is the melodic material conjunction or disjunct?

Answer 5

Conjunction

Question 6

What is the chord sequence in bar 3?

Answer 6

I, V, I, Vsus4, V, I

Question 7

What bars are idea one in?

Answer 7

1-10.1

Question 8

What do you get before nearly every cadence?

Answer 8

Trill and note of anticipation

Question 9

From bar 4 what happens to the Melody? How is it structured?

Answer 9

It is taken over by the strings in a fugal like way

Question 10

How are the rhythms related in bar 4

Answer 10

They’re in homorhythm

Question 11

What key do we modulate to in bar 4 when the strings take over the melody? What shows this clearly?

Answer 11

A major with evident G#

The dominant

Question 12

What do the changes in rhythm support in section 1?

Answer 12

Chord changes

Question 13

Name 3 bars you can find suspensions on and what kind?

Answer 13

4-3 in bar 3
4-3 in bar 5
4-3 in bar 6

Question 14

What is a textural device used that is popular of the baroque?

Answer 14

Antiphony

Question 15

From bars 7-9 how is the melody related to idea/section 1?

Answer 15

Purcell uses fragmentation on section 1

Question 16

What key does section 2 begin by modulating to?

Answer 16

B minor, relative minor

Question 17

What rhythm characterises section 2?

Answer 17

5 quavers with the last 4 descending

Question 18

Where is there a use of a pint chord?

Answer 18

In bar 14.1
V-i
(ii-I)

Question 19

What happens in bar 14 with the rhythm of the melody

Answer 19

It is a diminution of bar 11 but can also be characterised as a interjection

Question 20

Where is there a use of sequence in section 2?

Answer 20

From bars 14-15

Question 21

Highlight an unusual 7th chord what it is and where it is

Answer 21

Bar 15.25

F^7

Question 22

How is a suspension formed

Answer 22

Preparatory note
Suspension
Resolution

Question 23

What do we cadence to in bar 16? And then what happens in the violins to change the tonality?

Answer 23

A major
Violins introduce F naturals and C naturals creating a modal shift to A minor
Parallel minor

Question 24

What is it called when a phrase ends at the beginning of a bar and seamlessly moves on?

Answer 24

Dovetailing

Question 25

Where can we find a tuerce de picardie?

Answer 25

Bars 18.4-19.1

Question 26

What key do we move back into in bar 20?

Answer 26

D major

Question 27

In section 3 what are the greater use of?

Answer 27

Passing notes?

Question 28

What is used during the antiphonal section of section 3?

Answer 28

Ascending sequence

Question 29

What interval to the violin’s and cello’s work in, in bar 22

Answer 29

Parallel 10ths

Compound 3rds

Question 30

Tonic + dominant harmonies =

Answer 30

Consonant

Bright quality

Question 31

How does the use of inversions in the last part of this movement effect the music?

Answer 31

Create instability before a stable ending

Question 32

What key do we end in?

Answer 32

D major

Question 33

What tends to happen to harmonic rhythm at cadence points?

Answer 33

It increases

Question 34

How does Purcell achieve a more relaxed/ lyrical/ plaintive mood in section 2?

Answer 34

Increasing note lengths
Using slurs
Using overlapped imitation 
Modulations to b minor 
Conduct descending quavers 
Quieter dynamics (although editorial)

Question 35

2 types of textures used in section b

Answer 35

Imitation

Antiphony

Question 36

Harmonic device in 17-18

Answer 36

Inverted tonic pedal

Question 37

Where is close imitation used?

Answer 37

3 note descending motif between bass and violin in bars 17-18

Question 38

Where is a melodic minor scale?

Answer 38

17.3-18.2