the songs

versa est in luctum

imitative polyphonic motet, baroque, funeral services, through-composed, minor mode,

sancta maria, e

imitative polyphonic choral work, renaissance, through-composed, nahuatl and latin, acapella, humanism, liturgical and cultural fusion

ah, mr. francisco!

villancico, afro-hispanic cultural events, baroque, homophonic, syncopation, and hemiola

cumbe

binary aabb form, baroque, five-course baroque guitar, homophonic, syncopation, golpes, major

quintet in g

classical, string quintet ensemble, homophonic, mostly second theme group in recapitulation, major, compound

president’s march

binary, classical, homophonic, military band, george washington, steady & progressional rhythm, duple, major

symphony no. 5

four-note motif, romantic, sonata form, c minor then c major in final movement, compound, homophony, napoleonic wars, recurring motifs, cornerstone of western music

chorus of hebrew slaves

aaba form, major, duple, homophony, diatonic harmonies, romanticism, italian nationalism, depicted hebrews in bible, verse-chorus structure

jeanie with the light brown hair

parlor song, romanticism, strophic, verse-chorus, major, duple, homophonic, stepwise motions, dotted rhythm, love/longing/nostalgia,

a buffalo said to me

teton sioux healing song, iterative form, minor, no meter, monophonic, call and response, free-flowing,

carrie belle

work song, strophic, minor, monophonic, step-wise, free-flowing, hoes moving in grass, call and response,

idumea

strophic, shape-note singing, minor, duple, homophonic, school teacher,

guide me, o thou great jehovah