Source title | [Tiento del] Octauo tono. |
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Category abstract
Genre tiento
Fantasia type
Mode 8
Voices 4
Length (compases) 49
Tuning E
Courses 6
Final V/3
Highest I/7
Lowest VI/0
Difficulty not specified
Tempo not specified
Language
Vocal notation
The final tiento is another example of through-composed four-voice polyphony. Its tonality is clearly G, with motivic imitation at the beginning. It uses a melodic structure using f# throughout, and has no cadences on the modal dominant, c. There are few strong cadences, but the tenor appears to correspond to the range of a mode 8 range.