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which chord numbers feature in a plagal cadence

a plagal cadence is chord IV -I

Answered by Nina S. • Music tutor

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I find it really hard to dictate a melody, do you have any tips?

Dictation is a skill that can sometimes be difficult to master, but in the exam, there will always be a trick to get you to the answer! The first key thing to work on is recognising intervals. The most co...

Answered by Kirsty D. • Music tutor

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Describe some identifying features of the baroque period, use examples from Corelli's Trio Sonata in D, Op. 3 No. 2: Movement IV to justify your answer

Correli's Trio Sonata is a classic example of a baroque work written in 1689. This is demonstrated firstly by the use of melodic ornamentation. An important feature of baroque music, baroque art was drive...

Answered by Catherine R. • Music tutor

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Describe the use of harmony and tonality to express a non-musical subject in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Use detailed examples from at the movement 'Spring', whilst making comparisons with other movements.

The opening of the Spring concerto depicts the arrival of this joyous season through the bright key of E major. The basso continuo plays a tonic pedal to reinforce tonic and dominant harmony, typical of t...

Answered by Gabrielle W. • Music tutor

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Comment on how Mozart uses Melody, Tonality, Structure, Rhythm and Instrumentation in the 1st Movement from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K 550

In the Melody, Mozart uses periodic phrasing and splits the melody in to two themes - the first subject and the second subject. The tonality of the first subject is G Minor and the second subject is in Bb...

Answered by Davina B. • Music tutor

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