johanna

Question 1

What key is the piece primarily in?

Answer 1

Eb maj

Eb major is the key signature for the piece.

Question 2

What type of musical form is used in the piece?

Answer 2

modified strophic

This indicates that the piece has variations in its strophic sections.

Question 3

What accompaniament is used at the start of the piece?

Answer 3

arpp harp with 9th, then chord

This refers to the arpeggiated harp playing a 9th interval.

Question 4

What emotion do the long-held notes convey?

Answer 4

yearning

The sustained notes express a deep sense of longing.

Question 5

Which instrument doubles the melody an octave up?

Answer 5

flute

The flute doubles its part an octave higher.

Question 6

What interval leap is at ‘I feel you’?

Answer 6

1st, minor 6th leap (love). 2nd, P4 (heroic)

This interval is often used to convey emotional depth.

Question 7

What dissonance occurs at ‘I feel you’?

Answer 7

1st, tonic to 7th. 2nd, 4th to 5th (should resolve down)

Question 8

What interval rises at verse 1 ‘johanna’?

Answer 8

min 3rd tothe 9th, which resolves up to the 3rd (should be 9-8)

The 9th interval resolves upward to the 3rd.

Question 9

cadence at 2nd ‘I feel you’

Answer 9

plagal cad

A plagal cadence often resolves from the subdominant to the tonic.

Question 10

What type of harmonies are present in the phrase ‘I was half convinced id waken’?

Answer 10

constant minor 3rds in melody, then P4 at I’d waken’. clarients between maj 2 and P5 (divisi) doubling melody. no arp in this phrase

This creates a rich harmonic texture.

Question 11

What rhythm is emphasized in the phrase ‘I’d waken’?

Answer 11

syncopation

Syncopation creates an unexpected rhythmic feel.

Question 12

whats significant about ‘to dream you’

Answer 12

tritone rise rather than P4 to blues-like b3. falls to the 9th. also dim 8ve in clarinets.

The tritone adds a dissonant quality often associated with blues music.

Question 13

What inteval is noted in ‘I was mistaken’?

Answer 13

min 7th syncopation (lands on 11th). then resovles up to 5th

The minor 7th interval enhances the syncopated feel.

Question 14

What type of appoggiatura is used in the phrase ‘johanna!’?

Answer 14

min 3rd to 7th appog that resolves up to tonic

This creates a moment of tension before resolution.

Question 15

What instrument plays an antiphonal role with the clarinet at 2nd johanna?

Answer 15

strings

The strings respond in an alternating fashion to the clarinet.

Question 16

what happens at ‘burried sweetly in your yellow hair’?

Answer 16

maj 7th rise, then scalic fall. clarinet and strings double melody in 8th and 3rds. perfect cad.

The major 7th interval is significant in the melodic line.