Quoniam Tu Soleus Analysis
How does Haydn represent the holy context within Quoniam Tu Solus?
‘Quoniam Tu Solus’ from The Nelson Mass by Haydn is a form of sacred musical composition and is a choral composition. The text throughout is in Latin which is the language of the Catholic Church. In bars 22-23 the voices sing “In Gloria Dei Patris’ which translates to “in glory of God the Father”, However, even though this work is a choral composition, the voices are not necessary as the orchestra can stand alone. This is typical of a Symphonic Mass style of writing. At bars 9 up to bar 68, Heterophony is found; the melodic/harmonic ideas are doubled in arch from bar 9.
Most of this work has some sort of representation of the Catholic Church and God. One of these representations is involved with the works structure. The work is based on a Tripartite Structure which represents The Holy Trinity; Bars 1-22 (section A) represents God Father, bars 22-61 (section B) represents God the Son and bars 23-end (Section C) represents the Holy Spirit. The use of Antiphony at bars 1-8 between the soprano soloist and chorus can be related to a church service as the call and response between the Vicar and …show more content…
This represents the excitement which the passengers feel as they start their new lives while the ship is just about to set sail. Repetition is commonly used to build up tension; in this case exciting tension. Repetition is found at bars 4-7 having a repeated motif in the harp, synth and second violins. This use of repetition makes people think about what's being played, as when you hear something being played once it hasn’t got the same effect when it is written more the once; it keeps you thinking. At the same time of this motif, the double bass and viola have a rising line, adding to the feeling of this excitement, creating the sense of joy and
‘Quoniam Tu Solus’ from The Nelson Mass by Haydn is a form of sacred musical composition and is a choral composition. The text throughout is in Latin which is the language of the Catholic Church. In bars 22-23 the voices sing “In Gloria Dei Patris’ which translates to “in glory of God the Father”, However, even though this work is a choral composition, the voices are not necessary as the orchestra can stand alone. This is typical of a Symphonic Mass style of writing. At bars 9 up to bar 68, Heterophony is found; the melodic/harmonic ideas are doubled in arch from bar 9.
Most of this work has some sort of representation of the Catholic Church and God. One of these representations is involved with the works structure. The work is based on a Tripartite Structure which represents The Holy Trinity; Bars 1-22 (section A) represents God Father, bars 22-61 (section B) represents God the Son and bars 23-end (Section C) represents the Holy Spirit. The use of Antiphony at bars 1-8 between the soprano soloist and chorus can be related to a church service as the call and response between the Vicar and …show more content…
This represents the excitement which the passengers feel as they start their new lives while the ship is just about to set sail. Repetition is commonly used to build up tension; in this case exciting tension. Repetition is found at bars 4-7 having a repeated motif in the harp, synth and second violins. This use of repetition makes people think about what's being played, as when you hear something being played once it hasn’t got the same effect when it is written more the once; it keeps you thinking. At the same time of this motif, the double bass and viola have a rising line, adding to the feeling of this excitement, creating the sense of joy and