Phrase 3 Verse 1

Question 1

What are the lyrics?

Answer 1

“He shaved the faces of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard of again.”

Question 2

Dynamics

Answer 2

P Man 1 Bass/baritone

pp accompaniment

Question 3

Rhythm/metre

Answer 3

6/8 - compound time
Quaver anacrusis
“Quaver crochet” motif but mostly quavers
The most dramatic part of the verse is sung in constant quavers b15 - 16, so that the animated rhythm matches the increase in action in the text.

Question 4

Pitch

Answer 4

Bass/baritone - octaves tessiatura

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

Section B
Bars 12 - 17
Bars 12 - 14 phrase varied and extended
Has 5 bar phrase extension

Question 6

Melody

Answer 6

Syllabic word setting
Conjunct and disjunct
Some intervals help word painting - Minor 6th, min3rds, tritones

Question 7

Instrumentation

Answer 7

Man 1 bass/baritone
Clarinet and viola chromatic ostinato helps word painting
Muted horn on every 2nd beat of bars 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17
Cello tonic pedal

Question 8

Texture
Tempo
Tonality
Timbre

Answer 8

Homophonic, tonic pedal
Mysterioso con moto, sempre legato accomp
F# minor
Muted horns, mysterious clarinet and viola

Question 9

Harmony

Answer 9

Based on chord I and II
Chromatic ostinato
Dissonance word paints “thereafter”
Bas subdominant pedal bars 15 - 17
Implied imperfect cadence IIc to V7 to IIc word paints “never thereafter were heard of again”