Water Music: Suite in D Major, HWV 349 Flashcards
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Water Music specifications
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- Suite in D Major
- HWV 349
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Water Music: Suite in D Major background information
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- orchestral suite
- George Frideric Handel
- first performance: 1717
- 22 mvts, arranged in 3 suites
- Baroque orchestra: strings, continuo, trumpets, horns, obes, and bassoons
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Water Music: Suite in D Major essay sections
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- Hornpipe
- Section A
- Section B
- Section A Returns
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Water Music: Suite in D Major Hornpipe
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- D major
- 3/2 meter
- ternary form form (ABA)
- Allegro
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Water Music: Suite in D Major Section A
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- D major
- begins w/ bold, ascending figure
- prominent use of syncopation
- repeated-note motive treated sequentially
- high brass imitated by low brass
- bold and vibrant character
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Water Music: Suite in D Major Section B
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- B minor
- less active
- features repeated-note figure from Section A
- absence of brass: contrast, more mellow character
- authentic cadence in B Minor brings the section to a close
- D.C. al fine indicated in score
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Water Music: Suite in D Major Section A Returns
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