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Bach
Harmony
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WL: Vivaldi, concerto in D minor, has perfect cadences, tonic and dominant pedals and figured bass- reflective of baroque era
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Structure and tonality
1st
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unornamented cantus firmus, used in canon
between the oboes and violone and organo
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2nd
Throughout the movement, the soprano sings a mildly embellished version of the chorale tune,whilst the bass sings an aria, both ornate and demanding
long orchestral intro
Telemann- "Die Tageszeiten"- also has long orchestral intro before soprano is introduced singing the melody
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Graupner cantata "machet die tore weit" final chorale has a short string homophonic and homorhythmic intro
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8th
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In bar 9 the music moves through G major in order to reach the relative minor key of E
minor in bar 10
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Performing forces
scored for four vocal soloists (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) and , three oboes, violin 1 and 2
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8th movement
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closest to lutheran hymn, doubling allows the congregation to join in
Texture
1st
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fugal entries in a layered
manner building up from tenor, alto, soprano and bass
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unembellished cantus firmus of the chorale melody is played in Canon
between the oboes and the second continuo part
2nd
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upper strings playing a semiquaver triadic line whilst the lower strings accompany
with quaver offbeat leap
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Melody
1st
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some ascending sequences
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Graupner cantata "machet die tore weit" final chorale has a 4 note melody that is sequenced at a higher pitch
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2nd
long melismatic passages
WL: Henry Purcell- used melisma on "falling" as a word painting technique, another baroque composer who expressed nature through melismas as they provided emotion
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Tempo, metre, rhythm
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2nd
metre is common time, known as 4/4 and is simple quadruple time
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Intricate decorative passagework includes demisemiquavers, dotted rhythms and
syncopations.
8th
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pauses are present at the end of each phrase where the cadence
occurs and this halts the tempo- typical baroque feature
Handel "Messiah", "And with his stripes" uses a pause at the end of the piece
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