Corelli - Trio Sonata in D 0.0 / 5 ? MusicDeveloping Musical UnderstandingA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: sarayussoufCreated on: 04-06-17 14:09 What instrument is Corelli best known for? Violin 1 of 30 How many parts are in this piece? 4 - 2 violins, a violone and an organ playing figured 2 of 30 Musical period of this piece Early Baroque 3 of 30 Starting key of the piece D Major 4 of 30 Key of section B A Major 5 of 30 Overall structure of piece Binary + Small Codetta starting at b.41 6 of 30 Is the harmony functional or non functional? Functional 7 of 30 The majority of the chords used are... Root or first inversion 8 of 30 The final cadence is? Perfect 9 of 30 The OVERALL texture of the piece is? 3 part counterpoint 10 of 30 Texture at start Monophonic 11 of 30 What do all the parts do at the final cadence? And why? Drop down an octave to add emphasis to the piece ending, this paired with the change in dynamic from f-p gives the desired ECHO effect. 12 of 30 Which is the more dominant violin and why? Violin 1, because it usually initiates the motif/idea and violin 2 finishes it off. 13 of 30 What 2 minor keys does section B briefly modulate to and give bar references B Minor at b.27 and E Minor at b.28-31 14 of 30 What large harmonic device is used between the 2 violins starting at bar 28? A double chain of suspensions! 15 of 30 Rhythmic device at bar 26 Hemiola, makes the time signature feel like 3/4 16 of 30 B.12 Rhythmic Point? Dotted Crotchets 17 of 30 Texture at b.32 Call and Response 18 of 30 Use of ... at b.35 (harmonic) Circle of 5th 19 of 30 What does stretto mean? When the imitative parts come in very shortly after one another (eg.b.5-6) 20 of 30 What happens to the textures as we approach a Cadence Point? The textures become less complex and more homophonic. 21 of 30 Is the melody virtuosic? No! Was designed to be played in a church service by Corelli himself and a pupil. 22 of 30 Any imperfect cadences? If so, find a bar reference. (b.27-28) 23 of 30 The syncopated (hemiola like) melody at b.26 of section B is a? Sequence 24 of 30 What is unusual about the melody in Violin 1 in b.5? It is an inversion of subject 1 heard in the first few opening bars in violin 1!! 25 of 30 The whole piece is based on the opening melody heard in violin one, the correct term for this is? Monosymatic - There is one melodic line through the whole piece. 26 of 30 Are themes A and B very similar? Yes, there is not a lot of contrast. 27 of 30 The time signature of 6/8 gives this piece a feel of a... Gigue - A lively dance 28 of 30 What is the interval of the 2 violins at the start? Parallel thirds 29 of 30 Corellis church sonatas were made up of 4 movements, what was the typical speed of each of these movements? Slow Fast Slow Fast 30 of 30
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