Announcement of the Passion from St. Matthew Passion, Bach 0.0 / 5 ? MusicMusicASAQA Created by: KatherineCreated on: 01-05-14 14:51 Context within work Movement 2 from Bach's St. Matthew's Passion Follows opening chorus which finishes with a Tierce de Picardie and a chord of E major. 1 of 2 Other Content The start of the story. Evangelist: narrator/story teller. Begins in G major. The top note of the first chord in the continuo is the same as the previous movement. Starts at recitative secco: an unaccompanied line. This puts the focus on the vocal line. The melody line is diatonic, triadic, matter of fact and reflect speech rhythms. Rests are used to deliniate the short phrases. When Jesus' voice comes in, it becomes recitative accompagnato as strings enter for the words of Christ. At this point, there is a chromatic move to D major. There is a faster rate of harmonic change to represent Christ's importance. There is a melisma on crucified, highlighting its importance. Otherwise, its syllabic. The piece is B minor at the end. Chromaticism is used. The change of key reflects the word: 'crucified'. There is a perfect cadence at the end in B minor. 2 of 2
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