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Music for a While (Melody (Ornaments (Lower mordant, aciacatura,…
Music for a While
Melody
Mainly conjunct
Dissonance
Word Painting
Melisma
onomatopoeic
descending patterns
Ornaments
Lower mordant
aciacatura
appoggiatura
trill
Upper mordant
lament style
Italian style
Sequences
Harmony and Tonality
Diatonic
A minor
Modulations
Functional Harmony
Figured Bass
Perfect cadence
Ambiguous/ uncertain key
C major in parts
Continuo/ Instrumentation
Realise Figured Bass
Harpsichord
Lute
Organ
Ground Bass
Bass Viol
Cello
Left Hand Harpsichord
Soprano Vocals
Context
Henry Purcell
Baroque Period (1600-1720
Restoration Period
Composed 1692
Incidental music for Oedipus by John Dryden
Tempo/Metre/Rhythm
4/4- Simple quadruple
Occasional syncopation
Slow Tempo
Structure
Basso ostinato
Ground Bass Structure
Chromatic
3 Bars (odd)
4.5 Repetitions
Ternary form with 3rd section shortened
Texture