suite Antique
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Prelude from Suite Antique, by John Rutter
1.
a. The structure of this piece is ternary form
b. This dates back to the Baroque period which ran from 1600 to 1750
It was used by such composers as Handel and J.S Bach
c. Bars 1-4 introduction
Bars 5-20 section A
Bars 21-36 section A repeated with tune in piano and counter melody in flute
Bar 37-52 B section
Bars 53-68 Section A
Bars 69-79 Coda based upon section A
2a. The key of this piece is A minor
b Sometimes the 6th note is raised to f sharp making it in a dorian mode
In bar 41, the music passes through a flattened super tonic
c. Chord 1- A minor
Chord 2- D major
Chord 3- A minor
Chord 4- D major
Chord 5-A minor
Chord 6-Am7/ G in bass
d. Bar 69 beat 1 start of a chromatic descending scale pattern
Bar 79 beat 1 Added 9th in the final chord
e. Bars 37-44 a sequence is used
Bar 17- a descending harmonic minor scale
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