ENG110Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tonality, Counterpoint, Gioachino Rossini
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Medium: harmonium, piano, chorus, soloists (tenor, bass, alto, soprano) 9-- stilo antico, staggered entry of voices repetition of kyrie eleison . Christe eleison-- strict canon (contralto+bass, soprano+tenor), stilo antico, repetition of christe eleison . Harmony: opening-- harmonium provides harmonic support, piano has rhythmic ostinato mm. 57) a reprise of the first part, but in other keys (measures 58 - 90) , andantino moderato (half note = 66) in c minor (measures 36. Context and composer: gioachino rossini (1792-1868) composed in 1863 for the countess louise pillet-will and given its first performance at the consecration of her private chapel in march 1864 choir passages in kyrie sections, contrapuntal choir passages in christe. Kyrie sections are accompanied, christe section is not homophonic (eleison) section. Tonality: opens in a minor, modulates to c major 18 measures later. A section returns but in c minor instead of a minor, and then a major instead of c major.
