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Describe the texture of the first 4 bars as fully as possible – who is singing in thirds, and who is ‘copying’ who? (3)
2.
Key at the start? (1)
3.
What note clashes with the bass G in bar 2, causing a dissonance? (1)
4.
Who is the tenor imitating in bar 6/7, and who then imitates the tenor? (2)
5.
Bar 10 and 11 are briefly in Dm – an imperfect cadence which finishes on chord V in Dm – what chord is this (letter name)? (1)
6.
The C# in bar 11 is followed immediately by a C natural. What is this called? (1)
7.
What interval is sung by the canto part in bar 12? (1)
8.
Explain what dissonances can be heard in bar 16. (2)
9.
The canto part is holding a D (that clashes with the general A chord at that point), in bar 18 that resolves down to the C# on beat 4. What is this type of dissonance called? (1)
10.
Explain how the music reflects the lyric ‘Why then so swiftly doom to endless night a wretch that breathes ‘ah me’? from bars 10 to 20? (4)
11.
What key and cadence at 18 – 19? (2)
12.
Compare the chord heard in bar 19 to the chord heard in 20. (1)
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What is the texture for the first 4 bars of this page? (1)
14.
What is the texture from 24 to 28? Describe it as fully as possible. (2)
15.
Where is there a very strong dissonance / note clash in bar 24? (1)
16.
Key and cadence 28/29? (2)
17.
What are the 6 chords within Gm that you sang (on the VLE) from the end of bar 29 to bar
33? (6)
18.
Some of these chords indicate more modal progressions. What are they? (2)
19.
Describe 33 – 39 as accurately as you can. Include what cadence is at 37/38. Where is there a suspension? Where is there a falling third on ‘ohime’? What textures in what parts?
(5)
20.
Where is there a false relation on the bottom stave of this page? (1)
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Bars 40 – 43 are about ‘if you grant me grace my lady bright’. How does the music reflect this more upbeat lyric? (2)
22.
What is the key and cadence in 43? How is this related to the tonic key of Gm?(3)
23.
Where does the music become homophonic? (1)
24.
What are the 6 chords 44 – 47 within Gm? (6)
25.
The lyric for 47+ is ’10,000 times breathe out a soft ahime’. How does the music reflect this here? (4)
26.
Between bars 49 and 52 there are 3 striking false relations. What notes are involved in what parts? (3)
27.
What voice types does he use together at various times? When are all 5 voices used? (3)
28.
Key and cadence 56/57?
29.
Identify 2 pedal notes on this page. Tonic or dominant? (2)
30.
Where do you hear falling thirds on ‘ohime’ on this page? (4)
31.
What is the final cadence? (1)
32.
What notes are in the penultimate chord? What chord is it therefore? (2)
33.
How is chord I in Gm decorated at the end, (and indeed often throughout the piece)? (1)