Mozart - The Magic Flute

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  • Created on: 13-12-17 19:25
What are the two songs included in the set works?
The Queen of the Night Aria (Act 1 No 4) and 'Hm! Hm! Hm! Hm!' including Papageno and Tamino (Act 1 No 5)
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What is the Aria split into and who is it sung by?
The Recitative and the Aria sung by a solo soprano.
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What is the tonality and melody of the Recitative?
Tonality : Bb maj -> dominant (F maj) -> rel. min (G min). Melody: short melodic phrases fragmented by orchestra. Mainly syllabic.
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What is the tonality and melody of the Aria?
Tonality: binary structure of G min -> Bb maj (C min, G min) -> G min ->Bb maj. Melody: mainly diatonic, occasion chrom. Larghetto sometimes doubled by instruments. Mainly moves in steps, some leaps to emphasise words. Falling dim 7th over Mutterherz
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What is the overall harmony of the Aria?
Functional and diatonic. Use of perfect and imperfect cadences. Some chrom chords for tension/decoration. Recitative - first inversion chords. Larghetto - inverted cadences.
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What is the sonority of the Aria?
Ir requires an exceptionally high range and enourmous vocal virtuaosity by the soprano, as after the recitative the melody rises and stays in a high range around and above A. Allows showing off of skill, control. Two oboes, bassoons, horns + strings
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What is the texture of the Aria?
Melody dominated homophony. Counterpoint is rare, tho some countermelody by bassoons/violas. Moment of imitation at beginning of Largetto from cellos.
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Is there an overall form to 'Hm...'?
No, it is through-composed with five sections based around the drama on stage.
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What is the main tonality shifts in 'Hm...' between sections?
Bb maj -> F maj -> G min (D min, G min, E maj, Bb maj) -> Bb maj
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What is the melody like in 'Hm...'?
Simply stepwise melody made of mainly crotchets and repeated pitches reflecting his (P's) naivety, alternated with T every 4 bars. Diatonic. Often doubled by orchestra.
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Harmony of 'Hm...'?
Functional and diatonic. Chromatics less frequent than in Aria - more light atmosphere. Appogiaturas used frequently - causes dissonance then resolve.
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Sonority of 'Hm...?'
5 singing parts, same scoring as Aria. Clarinets enter to create more sombre mood near end.
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Texture of 'Hm...'?
Melody dominated homophony. Opens with two solos that come together. Three Ladies sing homophonic warning.
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