Verse 3 Analysis

Question 1

Dynamic

Answer 1

Forte in bar 38 - 46

Mezzo piano in bar 47 then crescendo up to forte in bar 48

Question 2

Rhythm & Metre

Answer 2

Time signature = 12/8
At bar 46 & 48 the time sig is 6/8 then bar 47 & 49 time sig is 12/8
6/8 against 12/8 to add tension and w.p in bars 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47 and 49
3/4 against 6/8 in bar 46
Crossing time signatures in bar 47
Cross rhythms in bar 38, 45 and 49
Syncopation in bar 38, 39, 40, 42 and 46 = tension
No syncopation in bar 41 word paints “waiting to rise”

Question 3

Pitch

Answer 3

Lowest note is ‘F’ which is a perfect 4th from middle ‘C’ - word paints “dawning”
Highest note is a high ‘C’ which is an octave from middle ‘C’

Question 4

Structure

Answer 4

Section B verse 3 bars 38 - 49

Question 5

Melody

Answer 5

Very similar but major 3rd not minor 3rd
Descant countermelody in soprano in bars 42 - 47 -> exhilaration
Rising sequence also in bars 42 - 47 -> optimism (passing through Gb major in bars 44 - 45 and Ab major in bars 46 - 47)
Singers are in 8ves
Two note anacrusis adds emphasis in bars 41, 43 and 45 - “There’s”

Question 6

Instrumentation

Answer 6

Violins and woodwind

Guitars added in bar 42

Question 7

Tempo
Texture
Tonality
Timbre

Answer 7

Molto allegro (very fast) - same as verse 1
SATB in unison, a Capella in bar 48 (monophonic)
F major - the tonic major key then F minor in bar 48 - 49 with perfect cadence
Guitars

Question 8

Harmony - cadences

Answer 8

Perfect cadences in bars 40 - 41 (I & IVb11) and 48 - 49 (V7 & I7)
Imperfect cadences in bars 42 (I & V(11)), 43 (I & V), 44 (I & V(11)), 45 (I & V) and 46 - 47 (I9,11 & V)