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MSCY 511/611 Take-home quiz #3

Question #1

Purcell’s aria “When i am laid in earth” from Dido and Aeneas and Monteverdi’s aria “Tu se’
morta from Orfeo both use music to portray the emotions surrounding death. Describe at
least two similarities and at least two differences in the ways that these arias use music to
evoke the idea of death

- When I compare of two pieces each Purcell’s aria “When i am laid in earth” from
Dido and Aeneas and Monteverdi’s aria “Tu se’ morta from Orfeo the first
similarities is the both of pieces use to compose on the Minor key as same in the
Purcell’s aria he compose on the G Minor key and Monteverdi’s aria start with G
Minor too second thing the harmonic and melodic lines usually used the Diminish
progression chord for explain the feeling of pain and death and in the differences
ways the both of the arias use first thing Purcell’s aria “When i am laid in earth”
from Dido and Aeneas use the chromatic scale decreasing to explain the lyrics as
“When I am laid in earth and usually used the repeating of chromatic note much
many times to explain “laid in earth”But in the Monteverdi’s aria do not to used the
chromatic to explain to the death but Monteverdi use the key change to explain to
split out of the earth between land before death and never repeat it again the
second thing Monteverdi’s aria “Tu se’ morta used the long chord progression still
sustained and died away to explain the death and third thing The big thing is
Purcell’s aria used only for one key signature to compose this aria but in the
Monteverdi’s aria he use many more 1 key signature to compose this aria because
he used the key signature change to explain the reason like I said that before

Question #2

Composers in the Baroque era began to think a lot about fitting the styles of their pieces to
the specific instruments for which they were writing

Choose three pieces from the following list and describe how the music is specifically
written to fit the capabilities of the instruments used in each piece:

- Corelli, Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No. 10, Corrente

- Vivaldi, Concerto for Violin in A Minor, Op.3 No. 6, mvt. III (Presto)

- Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major, 1st mvt.

- Bach, Suite No.1 in G Major for Cello, Prelude

- I Choose three pieces from the list 1. Corelli, Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No. 10,
Corrente 2. Vivaldi, Concerto for Violin in A Minor, Op.3 No. 6, mvt. III (Presto) 3.
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major, 1st mvt. The First one Concerto
Grosso, Op.6 No. 10, Corrente by Corelli in this piece he compose to the specific
instrument for cello in this piece he used eighth note in hold piece only except the
Cadence and he used many cello technique in Baroque such the many sequence
and arpeggio like the broken chord in piano in the second piece Concerto for Violin
in A minor, Op.3 No.6 third movement by Vivaldi exactly he compose specific to the
violin for show string technique such the some repeated note separate between
open string or the arpeggio and sequence on one string and separate crossover
string in the third piece Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major, first movement by
Bach he compose to specific for three instrument Flute Violin and Harpsichord but
the first priority on the harpsichord compose fastest scale technique on keyboard
and stop hold the orchestra for show the technique like a cadenza many more
sequence and some place play like a two part and on the flute is play on melodic
lines and some time blow the long note play some sequence and scale some place
but not to much like a everyday flute pieces and the last instrument is violin the
technique he compose in this piece he used to violin play like a question and
answer between flute and some sequence and scale as same but the most
Important technique and usually to to used in this piece is repeated the same note
like a tremolo technique can have to here it every the orchestra come to play
together at tutti