The Duchess: 'The Duchess' Opening

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Melody

  • Violin plays melody 
  • Simple melody
  • Lower auxilary note in bars 2,4,6 and 10
  • Range of 10th D-F#
  • Variation of melody in bar 2-3 in bars 6-7
  • Descending scalic melody in bars 11-13 and 37-38
  • Arpeggiated melody in bars 17-18
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Harmony/Tonality

  • D major - Mixolydian in D
  • Uses 4 chords - D, Am, D7sus4, Am(sus4-3)
  • Simple harmony  - makes it more memorable
  • Soft dissonance in bars 37 and 41 - added D note
  • Ends in D major
  • Very diatonic
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