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The Water Music
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Can you sing 'the song' for The Hornpipe? | The Water Music Suite in D major, this is the hornpipe, it is in 3/2. |
| Can you sing 'the song' for The Minuet? | Repeated notes sounds like the minuet in 3/4, instruments change every time, its in binary form. |
| Can you name the key, time sig, speed, mood, form and texture of the hornpipe? | D Major, 3/2, lively, joyful, ternary (ABA), homophonic. |
| Name the composer and give dates for his life? | Handel, 1685-1759 |
| What era did he compose in? | Baroque, a portuguese word meaning ornate, the melodies were often very elaborate. |
| Why was it composed? | For King George 1 who was having a party. It was to be held on the River Thames, and the music was performed on a barge trip from Whitehall to Chelsea in 1717. |
| Define suite? | A collection of dances, all composed in the same key. Usually performed by the orchestra in a concert setting. Many composers wrote suites in the 18th century. |
| How is this hornpipe different to the Irish hornpipe? | In the 16th century the hornpipe was a lively solo dance with 3 beats in a bar. Handel used this type of hornpipe in his suites. This is different to the Irish hornpipipe which has 4 beats in a bar. |
| Name a rhythmic feature heard in the A section? | Sncopation |
| Name some melodic features of the A section? | Trills, strong rising melody, repated notes, sequence. |
| What key does it change to and how is it related to the tonic key? | A major, the dominant key of D major. |
| What instruments play the opening melody? | Violins, oboes |
| What instruments repeat it later on? | Trumpets, and then horns. |
| What cadence does it end in? | Perfect. |
| What key is the B section in and how is it related to the key of D? | B minor, the relative minor of D major. |
| Apart from the different key how else is it different to the A section? | It's quieter, mp, no horns or trumpets, more quaver movement. |
| What does D.C al fine mean? | Da Capo al fine, back to the start and play as far as fine. |
| Whats is a minuet? | A dance with 3 beats in a bar. Popular in the 17th century. |
| Name the key, time sig, speed, mood, form and texture of the minuet? | D major, 3/4, fairly quick, joyful, binary AB, homophonic. |
| Name some melodic features of the minuet? | Repeated notes, trill,sequences, range of A section=4th, range of B section=11th. |
| What instruments play the first time? | Violins, trumpets. |
| What instruments play the 2nd time? | Horns, oboes |
| What instruments play the 3rd time? | Tutti. |
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