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The Duchess (instrumentation (woodwind (bassoon, barely used - to provide…
The
Duchess
context
portman
18th century based
2008
film music
instrumentation
woodwind
bassoon
barely used - to provide harmonic filling or doubling
strings
conventional
horns
barely used - provides harmonic filling
limited orchestral palette
based on a classical orchestra
harp
timpani
piano
in mistake of your life
prominent role in this piece
melody
three themes
theme a
theme b
theme c
based on aux
all themes are heard through all of the movements
stepwise and conjunct / simple
descending stepwise melody
auxillary note used predominantly in classical period
predictable
singbackable
classical
harmony/tonality
opening
Dmaj modal
consistant C natural like mixolydian mode
tonic pedal bar17
MOYL
Gminor
movement to Aminor
mixture between diatonic and modal
because of F# and Fnatural
6YL
Dmaj modal
NSYCA
Dmin
C natural implies dorian mode
gently dissonant
ends on a dissonant chord
descending harmonies
bar 28
tonic pedal
ending
modal Dmaj
some unconventional 2nd inversion
texture
homophonic
structure
the opening / duchess
theme a
string melody, harp quaver accompaniment
theme b
solo violin melody based around Dmaj
theme c
based on aux note - tutti
mistake of your life
intro
ABABA
six years later
intro
A
link
B
coda
never see your children again
AB
the end
ABC
D based on aux from the Duchess
coda
rhythm/tempo/metre
opening 4/4
MOYL 3/4
69bpm - SO SLOW
moves to 80 then 92 then 100
use of rits
unclear pulse due to use of pauses and tied notes
6YL 6/8
60 bpm
oom pa pa rhythm
staccato bar 2
accents bar10
pizz offbeat chords
NSYCA
3/4
66bpm
gentle rocking
ending
4/4
triplets
120 bpm