Who is it by?
Henry Purcell
What is the musical era?
Baroque
What is the tonality?
A minor
What is the key signature of section B?
C major
What is bass part like?
Ground bass is very chromatic with lots of accidentals
What are there lots of in terms of tonality?
Modulations
What is the form?
Ternary form (ABA)
What happens in the final section?
It is extended with with another repetition of the phrase “shall all your cares beguile”
What are the dynamics?
Non-existant
What are the 4 main features?
- ground bass
- word painting
- melisma
- suspensions
What is the ground bass?
A repeating melodic phrase in the bass part. It is 3 bars long and often chromatic.
What type of ground bass is it?
A walking bass line
What is the time signature?
4/4
Name 3 examples of word painting
- short quavers with rests in between sound like raindrops on word ‘drop’
- music stops for quaver to emphasise “dead”
- The word “eternity” is dragged out with melisma
What is a tierce de picardie and when does it appear?
A change of key at the last chord found under the word “snakes”
What is melisma?
More than one pitch per syllable
What is they key signature of section B?
C major
What happens in section A1?
- shortened repeat of the first two lines
- additional ornamentation in which the singer shows off her range
- final chord is arpeggiated
