AS Music Set Works; Handel's Water Music Suite No.2
What is the key and time signature of the Lentement?
D major 3/4
What is the key and time signature of the Minuet?
D major 3/4
What key does the Lentement modulate to at bars 27-34?
E minor
What chords is the Minuet based on? (roman numerals)
I and V
Describe bar 48 of the Allegro
adagio,modulate to B minor diminished,next bar E minor
describe bars 17-18 of the Lentement
anticipation note perfect cadence
describe bar 9 of the Alla Hornpipe
anticipation note,hemiola,4-3 suspension
Where does the Alla Hornpipe modulate back to D major?
bar 26-27 perfect cadence
What form is the Boureé in?
binary
What cadence appears at bar 11 of the Lentement?
imperfect
describe the cadence at bar 8 of the Boureé
imperfect
name the cadence at bar 16 of the Minuet?
imperfect
name the cadence at bar 5 of the Allegro
imperfect
name the cadence at bar 50 of the Allegro
imperfect phyrigian
Describe the cadence at bar 25 of the Lentement
imperfect phyrigian cadence
describe the cadence at bar 33 of the Alla Hornpipe?
interrupted
What appears in the trumpets in bar 25 of the Allegro?
inverted dominant pedal note
describe bars 22-23 of the Alla Hornpipe
modulate to A major via pivot chord,raised 7ths in oboes
What happens at bar 51 of the Alla Hornpipe?
modulate to F sharp minor
Does the Boureé modulate?
no
What is special about the start of the Lentement?
offbeat start
Where do the passing notes at bar 17 of the Minuet fall?
on the beat
Describe the end of the Lentement
passing 6/4 ends in E minor return to beginning
What happens at bar 40 beat 3 of the Allegro?
passing 6/4 perfect cadence
Describe the cadence at bar 12 of the Boureé
perfect
What cadence ends the Minuet?
perfect
name the cadence at bar 5 of the Boureé
perfect
name the cadence at bar 8 of the Minuet?
perfect
What happens at bar 32 in the Allegro?
perfect cadence back to D major
describe the cadence at bar 10 of the Alla Hornpipe and what happens in bar 11?
perfect, brass enter
What happens at the end of the B section in the Alla Hornpipe?
repeat of A section
What was it written for?
royal river party (George I)
What is the character of the bass line in the Minuet?
striding
What form and time signature is the Alla Hornpipe in?
ternary 3/2
What is special about the strings in the Lentement?
the Antecedent and triadic Consequent
What happens at bar 19 of the Lentement?
the bass drops out
What happens at bar 31 beat 2 of the Alla Hornpipe?
tutti repetition of bars 7-11
describe the device at bar 9 of the Boureé
unaccented passing note
describe the instrumentation
2 trumpets,2 horns,2 oboes,bassoons,violins 1 and 2,viola,basso continuo
how many times is the Boureé played and by which instruments?
3 1st strings,2nd brass,3rd everyone
How many times is the Minuet played and by which instruments?
3, 1st trumpets and strings, 2nd horns,oboes and bassoons,3rd everyone
What is the Key and time signature of the Boureé?
D major 2/2
how long are phrases in the Alla Hornpipe and describe the cadence at bar 5
4 1/2 bars imperfect
what is special about bar 11 of the Boureé?
4-3 suspension
What happens at bar 6 of the B section in the Alla Hornpipe?
9-8 suspension
Where to and how does the Allegro modulate at bar 25
A major via B minor pivot chord at beat 3
What key is the B section of the Alla Hornpipe in?
B minor
What chord are bars 13-15 of the Lentement based on?
Chord 2
When was the Water Music first performed?
17 July 1717
Describe the device in bar 57 beat 1 of the Alla Hornpipe
Tiere de Picardie
