Tavener-The Lamb 0.0 / 5 ? MusicSet WorksASEdexcel Created by: BethanCreated on: 26-05-15 17:55 Basics Best known for sacred choral music in the Orthodox church Set from 'Songs of Inocence' by William Blake It is an anthem 1 of 8 Performing forces and their handling For 4-part choir-SATB Unaccompanied Ranges of upper parts are narrow: S=augmented 5th A=major 6th T=major 7th Bass mostly moves within major 9th, but has low Es at end of each verse 2 of 8 Structure Strophic Musical structure same as poetic structure, but differs slightly Poetic structure= A(couplet 1), B (couplet 2,3 and 4), Av (couplet 5) Musical= A(couplet 1), B (couplet 2 and 3), Av (couplet 4 and 5) Eachline of the poem=1 bar in the score 3 of 8 Texture 4-part writting=homophonic and homorhythmic 2-part writting=homorhythmic and contrapuntel Verse 1=mainly swaps between monophonic and 2-part texture, from bar 7-10=4-part Verse 2= swaps between 8ve writting in all parts and doubled parts at the 8ve 4 of 8 Tonality G major in 1st bar of both verses Mainly bitonal between G major and Eb major Use of Aeolian mode in last 4 bars shown by use of E natural instead of D# No key signature 5 of 8 Harmony 2-part=harmonic intervals from working melody against its inversion Use of dissonance, eg bar 2-Ab and F# also double false realtion 4-part writting is more conventional Use of modal harmony And consectutive 5ths 6 of 8 Melody Bars 1-2 are the basis of everything until bar 6, then all of soprano part that follows Aquaintance with serialism clear from use of retrograde and inversion Middle section of each verse avoids pitch repetition Mainly conjunct Mainly syllabic 7 of 8 Rhythm and Metre No time signature Bar lines reflect poetic structure Much slow movement Longer notes emphaise end of each bar/line 7 syllable lines= 6 c=quavers and 1 crotchet and reflect feeling of iambic metre in the poem 3 of the 6 syllable lines=6 quavers, 1 dotted crotchet and 1 crotchet-emphasis on penultimate syllable Last bar of each verse=rythmic augmentation Last 4 bars of the piece=more rythmic augementation, so feels like a closing end to piece 8 of 8
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