Fauré - Aprés un Rêve Flashcards
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What is the form?
Modified Strophic Form
What is it written for?
Voice and piano
Tell me more about the form
The music of the second stanza (17-30) begins the same as the first (2-15) before changing completely for the third
What is the texture?
Homophonic throughout
How about the texture of each hand?
Right hand quavers throughout
Left hand slower moving bass, generally octaves
What is the tonality at the beginning of verses 1+2 and at the end?
C Minor
What key does verse 1 end in and where can you find a perfect cadence in this key?
Eb major (relative major) and bars 32-33
What does Verse 2 end in and what kind of cadence is it?
F minor imperfect cadence
Verse 3 starts with what progression
progression heading towards Bb minor
What are chords decorated and why?
7ths and 9ths to obscure tonality, like a dream
What can you find in the left hand, Verse 1 and 2?
Circle of fifths
Are there any false relations?
Yes, often Eg in bar 7 Bb against B
What is in bar 27?
A Neapolitan chord
How is the word setting?
Mostly syllabic but some melisma Eg mirage or lumière
Is Fauré descriptive with dynamic or expression?
Yes you nun! Have you been living under a rock?!
In what shape are most phrases
Arch shape
Give one example where the phrase is not arch shaped
The beginning of Verse 3 where the climax is at the beginning of the phrase on Hélas!
How are the unimportant syllables at the end of phrases sung?
They are phrased off
He many rests does the singer have and where?
One between Verse 1 and 2
Are phrases long?
Yes, giving a feeling of continuous melody
What is the time signature?
3/4
How are gentle cross rhythms created?
Gentle cross rhythms are created by quavers in the piano against the triplets in the voice
