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Summary 'Tuba Mirum' Verdi Requiem Tabular Analysis A Level Music

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Tabular analysis of the 'Tuba Mirum' section of the Verdi Requiem. Information gathered from official WJEC notes as well as in-class analysis. Includes bar references and in-depth analysis of key features that students will need for the appraising exam. Notes cover all musical elements: Harmony, melody, tonality, texture, vocal forces, instrumentation/orchestration, structure and tempo.

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74 Eb minor
UNISON
Antiphony in strings with oscilating semi-quaver figure
Timpani rat-at-ats on Bb dominant pedal
Cello ostinato
Piccolo, flute and oboe acciaccaturas
78 Chorus entry- sotto voce
Chorus UNISON on dominant Bb
Tenor low tessitura
4 bar 82 F MINOR
phrases Chorus unison on dominant C
Dotted rhythms
86 G MINOR
Chorus unison on dominant D
89 Unexpected resolution to SUBDOMINANT MINOR  C MINOR

91- 26 bar instrumental section
116 Anapaestic rhythms (2 short beats, longer beat, pause)
Triplet fanfare
Antiphony between on and off stage brass
95- dominant minor
96- incomplete dim 7th
103- dominant major chord Eb major
105- Fm7
106- DIMINISHED
107- Eb7
110- Ab minor
111- Perfect cadence in Ab MINOR
Rhythmic variety- triplet fanfare, syncopation, timp rols, tonic and dominant rapid alternation,
antiphonal triplet idea
117 TUBA MIRUM
Ab MINOR
Sustained brass chord
Bass enter on high Db- 7th of dominant chord Eb - hard to sing!(chord in third inversion as 7 th
in bass)
Chromatic descent in strings and bassoon- staccato and triplets
Oscilating sextuplets in WW
118 Dotted rhytmn in vocal line- fanfare
119 Ab minor in 6/4 inversion
Brass fanfare
Sop repeated Eb supported by offstage trumpet triplets
121 Bass chorus descending line using Ab minor chord
123- not dotted now, but accented crotchets
126 Eb7
127 Solo off-stage trumpet Eb major fanfare in triplets
128 Full orchestra return on Cb major chord (VERDI 3 RD RELATIONSHIPS)
129 Harmonic shift to Eb MINOR

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