music for a while intruments, context and basics Flashcards
1
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period
A
mid-baroque
2
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style
A
incidental music (performed as part of Oedipus)
3
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instruments
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solo soprano, base viol, harpsichord
4
Q
what does the right hand of harpsichord do
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it elaborately realises the harmony implied by the bass line
5
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what does the harpsichord left hand
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doubles the bass viol (playing the bass line)
6
Q
how is the anthology piece different to the original
A
it have by transposed from c minor to A minor and is now sung by a soprano instead of by a high male voice such as the tenor or the countertenor
7
Q
what is ground bass
A
a constantly repeating bass pattern over which the melody develops
