John Dowland- Flow my tears 0.0 / 5 ? MusicASEdexcel Created by: LizzieCreated on: 01-05-13 16:41 What is the style? Meant for domestic performance in affluent households, 1600s solo or small group 1 of 7 What is the structure? Tripartite 1st Strain verse 1+2, 2nd Strain 3+4, 3rd Strain verse 5 2 of 7 What is the instrumentation and timbre? Vocal range of a 9th, lute accompaniment plucked without a plectrum, bass viol (defines harmony) 3 of 7 What is the tonality and harmony like? A minor, Aeolian mode on A, perfect cadences, phrygian cadences, mainly root and 1st inversions, tierce de picardie, suspensions, false relation 4 of 7 What is the melody like? cadential ornamentation, falling scalic 4th, repetition, transposition and inversion of falling 4th, irregular phrase lengths, syballic 5 of 7 What is the rhythm like? 4/4 but b.19 has 6 beats to suggest 3/2 time, tied and dotted notes, syncopation 6 of 7 What's the texture like? melody and accompaniment with contrapuntal movement between voice and accompaniment, some imitation, lute vaires from 2-6 part writing 7 of 7
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