Holborne: Pavane&Galliard DR SMITH
This is a DR SMITH (Dynamics, Rhythm/meter, Structure, Melody, Instrumentation, Texture, Tonality, Harmony) analysis of the edexcel A2 Music set work (2013) - Pavane & Galliard (Holborne).
- Created by: alisha97
- Created on: 12-06-13 19:46
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- Holborne
- Dynamics
- There are no dynamics or performance directions included on the score.
- Rhythm/meter
- Pavane
- Includes syncopation e.g second half of bar 18-19 in the top part.
- Mainly crotchets and minims. Also includes: dotted minims(1st note), quavers(end bar1), semibreve's (middle part 1st note)
- In duple time throughout(2/2)
- Galliard
- In (3/2) throughout.
- Includes syncopation e.g. off beat entry 4th part down bar 1.
- Hemiola e.g. bar 3 feels triple time instead of duple.
- Mainly minims and crotchets. Includes dotted rhythms e.g. bar1 top part
- Pavane
- Structure
- Galliard
- Through-composed i.e. 3 contrasting sections (strains)
- Each section is 8 bars long therfore it is more dance-like.
- Pavane
- Through-composed i.e 3 contrasting sections (strains)
- Sections vary in length making it undesirable to dance to.
- Galliard
- Melody
- Pavane
- 1st for note of top part create a falling 4th (D-A).
- Motif developed throughout piece e.g. bar 17-19 it is extended (D-F#).
- Motif developed e.g. bar 5-7(1) the note s are augmented( longer)
- mainly conjunct melodies (for singing).
- 1st for note of top part create a falling 4th (D-A).
- Galliard
- Sequence e.g. bar 21-22
- mainly conjunct melodies (for singers).
- Pavane
- Instrumentation
- Not written for specific instruments.
- Narrow ranges so can be played by maximum instruments /ensembles.
- Texture
- Pavane
- Contrapuntal through-out
- Imitative e.g. bar 1 top part is imitated by 4th part down a minim later.
- Galliard
- Outer sections are contrapuntal.
- Central section homophonic.
- Imitative e.g. bar 1 top part is imitated by middle part a minim later.
- Pavane
- Tonality
- Pavane
- D major but very modal
- False relations e.g. bar 13 (G# top part - Gnatural bottom part).
- Galliard
- Dorian Mode
- Pavane
- Harmony
- Pedal points e.g. tonic pedal bars 34-39 of Pavane.
- Suspensions e.g. bars 18(2)-19 top part in Pavane.
- Circle of 5ths e.g bars 43-47 in bass line of Pavane.
- Strains 1*3 of Galliard end with a Tierce de Piccardi.
- Central section of Galliard ends with a Phrygian cadence (IVb-V in minr key).
- Mainly root position and first inversion chords.
- Dynamics
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