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Luis de Narváez

Fantasía 06, del sexto tono sobre fa ut mi re

 

Los seis libros del Delphin (1538), fol. 14

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Source title En la tercera en el primero traste esta la claue de fefaut. En la segunda en el tercero traste esta la claue de cesolfaut.
Title in contents   El sexto Tono sobre fa vt mire.
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Music

Category abstract

Genre fantasia

Fantasia type ImP

Mode 6

Voices 4

Length (compases) 128

Vihuela

Tuning D

Courses 6

Final VI/3

Highest I(10

Lowest VI/0

Difficulty not specified

Tempo slow

Song Text

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Commentary

Ostinato fantasia. Work becomes increasingly loose as it progresses. The work doesn’t really stand up to sectionalization >> my analysis is only functional to show melodic ideas. Several of the sub-themes are derived from the ostinato: Numbers 2 + 4.
Ostinato is introduced imitatively at beginning A – T – B – free – B – K (f)
S enters at 18 – S – T – A – free – K (Bb). Common for Narvaez not to enter 4th voice until after 1st Cadence.
Theme 2 introduced at 36 (g) and given in 8va voice pairs S/A – T/B – 3rd statement quickly dissipates into free polyphony, then approaching the cadence (from 56) a string of sequenced suspensions is used (ct. Baroque style) >> K (F). Sequences then repeated, and at 70, compases 15-18 are restated giving rise to another sequential string of theme 3, with sequential movement in lower & middle parts too >> K (F) at 81.
Theme 4 introduced, variant of Ostinato. Given as canon a 2. Then becoming free counterpoint from about 90 until end.
No move thematic statement, consonancia y redobles texture (somewhat) at 101 >> At 121 a repeat is made of preceding phrase and followed by final K (F) at 128.
Compas III is 6/4 metre, shown in source with time signature changes.

This fantasia was modified and reprinted by Venegas de Henestrosa, Libro de cifra nueva, fol. 39v (Brown 1557-02, no 67) [Anglés edition, pp. 95-97, Fantasia XIII].