The Carman's Whistle Flashcards
The Carman’s Whistle is based on a _
popular 16th-century tune
The title of The Carman’s Whistle refers to
men whose occupation involved looking after the horses and carts that moved goods and supplies between farms and market
The title of The Carman’s Whistle suggests that
the men may have whistled as they worked
The original tune in The Carman’s Whistle was in a _, with four phases following the structure _
lilting compound meter, a a1 b b1
The original melody in The Carman’s whistle consists mostly of _
steps, skips, and narrow leaps
The Carman’s Whistle background information
- keyboard music, also arranged for lute
- theme and variations
- Wiliam Byrd
- composed before 1591
- compound dulple meter 12/4
- Ionion (C major)
- source: Fitzwiliam Virginal Book
The Carman’s Whistle essay sections
- theme
- variation 2
- variation 7
- variation 8
The Carman’s Whistle theme
- tune first presented in simple 2-voice imitative texture
- then shifts to thicker texture with chordal accompaniment
- simple melodic line is embellished with ornaments in the English style (double line thing pic)
- tune followed by 8 variations of the texture and rhythm
The Carman’s Whistle variation 2
-syncopation in bass line and inner voices: rhythmic interest
The Carman’s Whistle variation 7
-more active rhythmic movements: eight-note figures in left hand (build toward climactic final variation)
The Carman’s Whistle variation 8
-thickest texture (fullest sound on harpsichord)
