Evening Prayer (2)
Tonality - Major. as this is a piece of 'Classical' music it is always sung in the written key, D major.
Rhythmical Features Very simple EVEN rhythms
Melodic features - Triadic, and step movement. Lots of sequences. A sequence is a pattern of notes that repeats at a different pitch.
Wide range - a 13th.
Special Features
Texture Homophonic (melody and accompaniment) for the first half of each verse as the singers sing together in block chords. In the 2nd half of each verse it becomes polyphonic as the singers imitate each other. The soprano leads and the also imitates, 1 bar later. .
Italian Terms;
Moderato - Moderately
Sempre p - always soft
Cresc. (Crescendo) - Gradually louder.
Poco rit. - Slow down a little
A Tempo - Resume original speed
Dynamics are louds and softs.
Rhythmical Features Very simple EVEN rhythms
Melodic features - Triadic, and step movement. Lots of sequences. A sequence is a pattern of notes that repeats at a different pitch.
Wide range - a 13th.
Special Features
Texture Homophonic (melody and accompaniment) for the first half of each verse as the singers sing together in block chords. In the 2nd half of each verse it becomes polyphonic as the singers imitate each other. The soprano leads and the also imitates, 1 bar later. .
Italian Terms;
Moderato - Moderately
Sempre p - always soft
Cresc. (Crescendo) - Gradually louder.
Poco rit. - Slow down a little
A Tempo - Resume original speed
Dynamics are louds and softs.