The first two measures of the first phrase is mainly comprised of the PD function while the last two measures goes to D and T. The main difference between the two parallel phrases are the cadences. The first phrase looks like it ends on tonic but then it goes straight to a vi so the harmonic structure wants to go on, but the end of the second phrase sound like there is a rit. and it ends on a very strong tonic chord. Also, in the second phrase the first few measures do an ascending 2nd thing that heightens the emotional feeling of the text. There's a secondary dominant in the first phrase too, 4th beat of ms.66....just thought I 'd throw that in there.
Most of the accidentals are just chromatic passing tones. In the part with the ascending 2nds (ms.69-71) the bass pitches are 5-6 suspensions. As mentioned before there is a secondary dominant in ms.66 (viidim65/ii), the same secondary dominant is also in ms.75, both resolve down to a ii chord. Performance wise I would pay attention to the secondary dominants because they just add the certain je ne sais quoi. In conclusion, the use of secondary dominants in this piece can be quite startling. (i.e. Britney Spears, see picture below, found the secondary dominants in hensel's piece so surprising she almost dropped Sean Preston OMG!!)
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as i said in my blog, fanny's music is not for everyone. Maybe it is a little too intense for Ms. Spears, seeing as the usually responsible young woman was so careless with her own child while listening to it! In conclusion, I think that the hearing of this piece should be restricted to only those who can truly handle it.
i think probably sean preston was really excited to hear that secondary dominant that he reached up and threw his little hit right on the ground. the bodyguard was ready though--he was ready for that secondary dominant. he is well versed in fanny's music and was expecting this for quite some time now.
yeah I think that all bodyguards now have to know Fanny's music...it's just a given you know?
Rather than "doo-da thing" say "of falling thirds." Perhaps make an allusion to Pachelbel's Canon in D. And write out Pre-dominant, Dominant, and Tonic words, rahter than use abbreviations. Perhaps the phrase is extended because the singer is getting caught up in his emotions of love, losing the will to be set free.
Which phrase are you referring to in the second paragraph? When writing the essay don't assume your reader has read the same questions you have read. Use proper terminology, so "sequence" rather than "thing".
How would you pay attention to the secondary dominants? And why? ("Je ne sais quoi" is not enough of a justification.)
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