movement 8

Question 1

performing forces and their handling

Answer 1

chorale for SATB choir with orchestral accompaniment which exactly doubles the vocal lines

Question 2

texture

Answer 2

homophonic chordal (usual for chorale)

Question 3

text setting

Answer 3

mostly syllabic

Question 4

tempo/metre/rhythm

Answer 4

-common time (4/4)
-movement starts with an anacrusis
-pauses are present at the end of phrases where cadences are, halts the tempo (typical for chorales)
-mostly crotchet movement, quavers occur where there are passing notes

Question 5

melody

Answer 5

-the melody is most similar to Luther’s original hymn tune
-conjunct and diatonic (typical of a hymn tune) with only very occasional leaps
-SATB narrow range (sop+alto 8th, tenor 13th, bass 10th)

Question 6

structure/tonality

Answer 6

-bars 1-4: 2 two-bar phrases repeated. Brief modulation to A major at the end of the first phrase before returning to the tonic (D major)
-bars 5-12: section consisting of five phrases. Starts in D major with brief modulations to A major, after a perfect cadence it returns to the tonic. Near the end it moves through G major in E minor

Question 7

harmony

Answer 7

-chords are diatonic and functional
-frequent perfect cadences
-rare imperfect cadence in bar 14