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The use of basso continuo, or figured bass, is prominent in this era. The harpsichord, cellos, basses and bassoons (if present) would read off the same line of music. There would be numbers written beneat...
Minchin uses dynamics and tempo to create contrast in this song. The piece begins with a crescendo building through the whole of the first section to reflect the lyrics, 'my heart is pounding, my eyes are...
[The piece played is Chopin's Prelude no. 2 in A minor, op. 28]This piece for the piano begins with the left hand alone in a rhythmic ostinato figure. The use chromaticism makes this opening tonally ambig...
The melodic phrases are predominantly balanced and conjunct. There is additionally melodic ornamentation, such as appoggiaturas (grace notes). There is also some chromatic movement. The harmonic progressi...
The tonic key of the piece is A minor, which reflects the sombre mood of the piece and sombre meaning of the lyrics. This is first confirmed by the perfect cadence in bars 3-4 and again in bars 9-10. At b...
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