Holborne Pavane and Galliard 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? MusicA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: charlotteCreated on: 22-06-11 14:00 Instrumentation consort of viols unidiomatic instrumental parts instrumentation can be variable 1 of 8 Form PAVANE - Tripartite - AABBCC Three sections which are not thematically related Each strain is a different length Each strain lasts for a different number of bars GALLIARD - Tripartite - AABBCC Music in strains 1 & 2 falls into four bar phrases Punctuated as expected in a dance 2 of 8 Texture PAVANE - polyphonic all instruments playing continuously constanrt interweaving with rests frequent points of imitation sustained chords at the end of sections part writing is very smooth GALLIARD - all five instruments play continuously strain 1 - five part imitation strain 2 - homophonic (laregely block chords) strain 3 - continuous imitation in all 5 parts 3 of 8 Tonality PAVANE - D major Emerging tonality indicated by false relatiions GALLIARD - starts in A minor and ends in D Galliard much more modal than pavane stream of root position chords last section quite modal - commences in F major and ends in D major 4 of 8 harmony PAVANE - majority of chords are root position or first inversion all cadences at end of sections are perfect diatonic clashes are created by false relations and suspensions open triads to start each section some passing sevenths GALLIARD - perfect cadences at ends of A and C sections phrygian cadence at end of b section majority of chords are root or first inversion open triad at opening of piece 5 of 8 Melody PAVANE - Diationic short melodic ideas are treated contrapuntally use of inversion, augmentation and diminution clear periodic structure GALLIARD - diatonic mostly scalic clear four bar phrases 6 of 8 rhythm PAVANE - simple rhythmic ideas some longer sustained noted frequent suspensions GALLIARD - sprightly dotted rhythms in pasrt A consits mainly of ditted rhythms and chrotchet patterns hemiolas leadinf to cadences in bar 10-11 syncopations cross rhythms 7 of 8 metre PAVANE - Duple Time 2/2 also known as cut time GALLIARD - 3/2 alternating in some bars with an implied 6/4 8 of 8
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