Melody
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- Created on: 04-04-14 16:16
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- Melody
- Debussy Sarabande
- Conjunct with small leaps - 3rds and 4ths
- Compass ex
- Opening compass - 5th
- Compass extended when important cadence or section break is approached eg bar 7-8, bar 38-41, bar 67-71.
- Emphasis on important cadence
- Bach concerto in G no. 4
- Scales and broken chords
- Emphasis on interval of a 3rd
- 5 main motifs used
- Wide variety of sequences used eg solo violin b13-18, violin b18-22, flutes b44-46
- Closing theme (hemiola) more angular eg use of 4ths.
- Use of sequences = 'Super Melodies' moving slowly across long passages eg b13-23.
- Schumann Kinderscenen
- No. 1
- Combination of steps and leaps - thematic rising minor 6th with stepwise descent
- melodic sequence eg b9-12
- Bass line 9-12 based on opening melody
- No. 3
- Steps and Leaps- many scalic passages
- Descending sequence bar 2
- minor 7th leap in b9 = unusual
- No. 11
- mostly diatonic (chromaticism b2)
- Bar 9 B section - disjunct bass in sequence
- 2nd half of C section - semitone movement spanning diminished 4th then forms a sequence
- No. 1
- Sweelinck
- Generally Vocal in Character
- Conjunct writing based on Dowlands Flow my tears with emphasis on the falling 4th (tear motif)
- Use of written out trills and other ornamentation
- e.g. Section A bar 14 and the Section A' bar 30
- Main Sections A, B and C.
- Small deviations from original Dowland part eg bar 5 passing notes, 3 part canon in B has reassigned voice registers.
- Almost exact transcription but with Elaboration and simplification
- Varied Sections - A', B' and C'.
- Scalic Shapes with melody running between parts.
- Original Pitches are found at the beginning/ end of the bar
- Generally Vocal in Character
- Beethoven Septet
- Mainly Diatonic- brief chromaticism e.g. the scale in bar 25-26 and in bar 69 where it is used to lead into a melody
- 1st subject = Rising sequence up 3rd (Eb major triad) with lower chromatic auxiliary.
- 2nd subject theme = intervals of a 4th and scalic movement bar 86 - staccato march like melody.
- Mostly Periodic Phrasing - typical of classical period.
- Ornamentation widely used
- Debussy Sarabande
- Opening compass - 5th
- Compass extended when important cadence or section break is approached eg bar 7-8, bar 38-41, bar 67-71.
- Emphasis on important cadence
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