Vox Humana Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Recently I have been looking at three French pieces for organ: Decq - Cantlène Nuptiale (second piece here) Dubois - Cantilène Nuptiale (no.11 of his 12 Pièces) Rousseau - Melodie (no.6 of his 12 Pièces; page 38 here) All are accompanied melodies in 3/4 time and all share the same rhythmic figure in the left-hand accompaniment, a rising arpeggio on the first beat, ending on the second, followed by a chord on the third. I am wondering: were these composers simply copying each other or, as I suspect, is this some traditional pattern of accompaniment for something, perhaps played on a guitar? If so, what? Anyone know any other similar pieces?
Guest Cynic Posted January 7, 2008 Posted January 7, 2008 Recently I have been looking at three French pieces for organ: Decq - Cantlène Nuptiale (second piece here) Dubois - Cantilène Nuptiale (no.11 of his 12 Pièces) Rousseau - Melodie (no.6 of his 12 Pièces; page 38 here) All are accompanied melodies in 3/4 time and all share the same rhythmic figure in the left-hand accompaniment, a rising arpeggio on the first beat, ending on the second, followed by a chord on the third. I am wondering: were these composers simply copying each other or, as I suspect, is this some traditional pattern of accompaniment for something, perhaps played on a guitar? If so, what? Anyone know any other similar pieces? I can't answer the first part of your question, but can add to the examples. I know (and play) a Cantilene by Joseph Callaerts (A Belgian, organist, pupil of Lemmens) which also does the same thing in the accompaniment.
Vox Humana Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 Oops - nearly missed this. Thanks, Paul. I felt sure there would be another one somewhere! Interesting that three of these pieces are Cantilenas.
Barry Jordan Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Oops - nearly missed this. Thanks, Paul. I felt sure there would be another one somewhere! Interesting that three of these pieces are Cantilenas. Banned for not being pedantic enough to say "Cantilenae".
Barry Jordan Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Not cantilènes? Sorry, go ahead and ban me for not knowing Frog. Bet I speak better Afrikaans than you do.
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