Music 1102A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aria, List Of Compositions By Johann Sebastian Bach, The Soloist
24 Oct 2017
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Barbara strozzi: melody: listen for the contour of the melodic lines and the way in which the singer embellishes these lines. The instruments echo the last phrase of each line of the text. Listen, too, for the way in which the instruments in the basso continuo (harpsichord, cello, and lute) support the vocal line. Henry purcell: timbre: listen for the variety of timbres. Hildegard von bingen: texture, single and multiple voices singing same melody, melody, leaps in melody often, resting points, monophonic texture, hildegard provides variety by mixing syllabic and melismatic. Johann sebastian bach: timbre: listen for the rand of sounds in each version. Organ and orchestra both capable of enormous timbral variety: melody: only one real theme in this work, played many times. Listen to how it begins slowly and then picks up speed as it progresses: texture: listen for the theme first presented in a single voice, then imitated by a second, third and fourth voice.
