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The Duchess (Harmony/Tonality (MoyL (G minor, Mixture of diatonic minor…
The Duchess
Harmony/Tonality
The Duchess
Modal D major
Consistetn use of C suggests mixolydian mode
MoyL
G minor
Mixture of diatonic minor and modal passages
Some passages slip into A minor
6YL
Modal D major
NSYCA
D minor
Consistent use of C naturals
Transposed aeolian mode
Dissonant and unresolved final chord
End Titles
Modal D major
All Tonal but with modal inflections
Some unconventional 2nd inversion chords and augmented chords
Instrumentation
Limited orchestral palateHorns and Trumpet
Using instruments that would have been found in an orchestra of that time period
Woodwind
Used to provide harmonic filling/doubling- very little use of ww and brass on melodies
Timpani
Provide an ostinato pedal (MoyL)
Harp
Harp is an accompaniment instrument
Piano
Plays a prominent role in middle of (MoyL)
Strings
Solo violin used (From bar 17)
Most of the writing is restrained and non-virtuosic- avoids extreme ranges
Structure
The Duchess
ABC
Three ideas
A- string melody with hapr acc
B- solo violin
C- Tutti idea with auxiliary figure
MoYL
Intro, A,B, A,B,A
6YL
Intro, A, Link, B, Coda
NSYCA
AB
End titles
ABCDC
Melody
Lots of arpeggiated accompaniment figures (TD and MoyL)
Auxiliary notes
Melodies mostly built from two, four or eight bar units
Predictable and clear phrase endings
Triadic ideas
Rhythm/ Tempo/Metre
Pizzicato off beat chords (6YL)
TD
4/4
116 bmp
regular clear pulse
Quaver ostinato rhyth
MoYL
Slow
3/4
Pulse not clear at start but is after that
6YL
6/8
Lively more rhythmic feel
Oom-cha-cha accompaniments
Nsyca
Gentle rocking feel
3/4
Slow
Context
Film Music
Film set in late 18th century
Tried to keep music to a typical classical style
2008
Texture
Mainly Homophonic
Ostinato textures used
Pedal Textures used