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2. Describe the word painting on the lyric "Pleas'd"

  • The perfect cadence resolves the section
  • The lighter texture and key change to D# makes the piece seem lighter and more pleasing

3. Describe the word painting on the lyric "drop"

  • Onomatopoeia and repetition make it sound like water dropping
  • The pitch falls, which makes it sound like it is dropping
  • The harpsichord plays a descending sequence, which makes it sound like water dropping

4. What is the reason for the ground bass playing chromatic notes?

  • To complete the chords, which makes the piece sound resonant and full
  • Tonal ambiguity, which is unsettling
  • To match the tonality of the voice

5. Who composed "Music For A While"?

  • Henry Purcell
  • Johann Sebastien Bach
  • Arcangelo Corelli
  • Claudio Monteverdi

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