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| What is the home key of Introitus/Kyrie |
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| Describe the opening 8 bars of the Requiem |
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D Minor Key
Adagio Tempo
Bassoons (Fagotti) play the melodic theme (Tenor Clef) befoe the Bassett Horns take over
Continuo Part plays on beats
Strings play off beats
Changes to A minor (Dominant bar 3) |
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| Describe the texture in the 1st 8 bars |
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| Polyphonic - Melody in Wind, Off beats in upper strings and Continuo on the beat |
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| In Bar 5, the key tonicises to? |
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| C major (the relative of A minor) |
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| What is the cadence in bars 7-8 |
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Perfect -
A Dominant 4/3 to i
Aminor 7th in 1st Inversion to Tonic of D minor |
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| When does the Choir enter and what style is this in |
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Bar 8
Fugal - Bass 1st then Tenor 5th apart, followed by Alto 8ve above the Bass then Soprano a 5th apart and 8ve above the Tenor |
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| In Bar 8 onwards, describe the playing of the upper strings |
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Off beat/syncopated falling octaves,
jagged rhythm |
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| In Bar 14, what is the cadence |
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| Describe how the Voices sing from the end of bar 13 onwards |
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Theme 1 B is heard from Bar 15 onwards.
Which part performs this 1st?
What is the key here |
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The Voices, homophonically
F major - Relevant major |
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| Identify the cadence in bars 18-19 |
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| Perfect (Fmajor 7th 1st inversion to Bb major |
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Bar 19 -26
A new, 2nd theme is introduced over the major version of the opening theme.
Which part plays this |
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| The Middle Section starts at bar 21 with the words "Te Decet Hymnus" Who performs this |
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| In BAr 20, the 2nd theme (moving semiquavers) is altered. How? |
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| Describe the way the strings enter from bar 20 onwards |
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Describe the rhythms played in the Strings and woodwind at 26
What is the texture here |
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Dotted Semiquaver-Demisemiquaver rhythms
Polyphonic |
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| Bar 34 sees the Recapitulation of the A1 theme from Bar 8. How does Mozart alter this now? |
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| He combines the opening melodic theme 1A with the moving Semi-quavers (Theme 2) |
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| Which compositional device is heard between the voices and orchestra at Bar 43 onwards |
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| Identify the cadence at the end of the movement |
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| Imperfect - D minor to A minor |
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| Identify the chord in Bar 45 |
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| Diminished 7th Chord (G#, B, D, F) |
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