Gibbons - The record of john

Texture/ Accompaniment (Organ)

• Combination of polyphonic and homophonic texture providing contrasting sections.
• Homphonic “and he confessed”
• Polyphonic (imitative entries) “and said plainly”
• Fugal entries “art thou alias”
• Solo voice - Treble

• Syllabic melody
• Simple rhythm
• Melisma on “ i am not”

• Rising sequence “from jerusalem”

• Tonality/Key - Ab major
• Frequent modulations at ends of phrases
• Modulate to Dominant usually in middle of section before cadence in tonic at end of each section.
• ( Importance of Tonic/Dominant relationship)
• Modulation to related keys (e.g. F minor) (What says they myself)
• Dominant C major - ( make way of the lord )