Starter Activity Is there anything that needs further explanation?
Would you lie to revise any aspects?
!earning "#$ectives To develop understanding of Bach%s chorale style&
To #e a#le to add appropriate melodic decoration 'hen completing chorales&
(elodic )ecoration What types of melodic decoration can you add to a harmonisation?
To 'hat voices can you add melodic decoration?
What should you consider 'hen deciding 'hat type and 'here to include decoration?
Auxiliary *otes !ie a step a#ove or #elo' #et'een t'o harmony notes of the same pitch& Identify the auxiliary notes in the follo'ing passage& Are they upper or lo'er?
Suspensions A suspension occurs at a change of chord 'hen one part remains on a note form the old chord+ creating a clash+ and then falls #e step to a note of the ne' chord ,resolution-& *ote the suspension in the follo'ing examples:
Appoggiaturas An appoggiatura resem#les a suspension in that it consists of a dissonance follo'ed #y a resolution on a 'eaer #eat& The 'ord appoggiatura means leaning note& )escri#ing the 'ay the dissonance leans onto its resolution& Study the appoggiaturas in the follo'ing passage& What is the di.erence #et'een these and suspensions?
Anticipations An anticipation is a 'ea/#eat dissonance that anticipates the next harmony note #y introducing it #efore the rest of the chord& Anticipations are usually short and usually involve sounding the tonic in the melody immediately #efore chord I in a perfect cadence:
(elodic )ecoration Study the given chorale opening& What types of melodic decoration are used? Identify the ey of each phrase+ and the cadences implied&
(elodic )ecoration 0rom the given opening 'e can deduce that this chorale+ lie many others+ should contain 1uaver movement on most #eats& What #eats should *2324 #e decorated? Study this complete chorale& Identify the types of decoration used: mar each passing note 5*6 accented passing note A*6 suspension S6 auxiliary A786 and anticipations A&
(elodic )ecoration
Class Wor 9armonise and decorate the follo'ing chorale melody&
