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Music for a while - Coggle Diagram
Music for a while
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melody ornamentation
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note big jumps,the biggest interval is a perfect 4th(bar 7'A->D')
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extensive use of ornamentation, both in the soprano and harpsichord parts:
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Background and context
‘Music for a While’ comes from Act 1, Scene 3 of Oedipus.
At this point in the play,Tiresias (a blind seer) and two priests summon the ghost of King Laius to discover the identity of his murderer.
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The soloist sings to one of the Furies, Alecto to calm her.
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Structure
Ground bass structure
This is a short,repeating bass line which holds the music together while the other other parts change above
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semitone intervals(F# -> G,G#-> A for example).
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Tempo,metre and rhythm
no tempo indicated, but the tempo is slow
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Harmony
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Use of dissonances, for example bar 12 on the word 'pains'(example of word painting)
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False relations (bar 1,F# and F♮)
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