The Lamb- Tavener 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? MusicASEdexcel Created by: Fi WilCreated on: 08-05-13 10:37 Resources/ context 1982- Church anthem 20th century, based on words from 19th century 1 of 7 Structure Strophic, two verses followed by a varied texture 2 of 7 Tonality Ambiguous- First in 5 notes from G major, followed by bitonal Eflat, then also use of Aeolian mode in E 3 of 7 Texture, Homophic,Homorhythmic,polyphonic, monophonic, pairing of octaves 4 of 7 Melody word setting mainly syllabic, ocassional slurring of words, upper 3 parts limited to range of aug 5th, bass covers a range of a 12th 5 of 7 Harmony Use of minimalism- Retrograde, inversion, cells= passacaglia free dissonance caused by bitonal feature 6 of 7 Rhythm/metre Ambiguous, no metre, free tempo- ghosted bar lines for the words poem 7 of 7
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