Texture Flashcards
movement
is typically contrapuntal
texture is
three part with the violone part joining in the counterpoint for most of the movement
opening section
is fugal in style - Violin 1 states subject (monophonic) and Violin 2 provides an answer a 4th lower
bar 5
the violins start an inverted version of the subject in parallel 3rds
stretto entries
show imitation, in bars 11-13
and bar 20
pedal
an inverted pedal point in violins in bars 16-17
polarised texture
bars 18-19
parallel 10ths
violin 2 and violone
bars 8-9
imitation
mostly confined to violins with the violone providing a more distinct bass line
bar 28 to end
homophonic
at cadence points
bars 26-27
bars 32-34
the two violins leapfrog over each other with successive entries of imitation a 4th higher
start of B section
the fugal subject is heard in free inversion
fugal entries
bar 20, each part enters one bar after the next