JAVS Summer 2021

Example 4. Biber, Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa Partia VII, Praeludium, mm. 1–6, Wimmer edition.

The joyous A-flat major Aria (ex. 8) should sing as if it were in an opera. The eighth-note pattern of parallel thirds beginning in m. 7 should be kept short to offer light-hearted, agréable contrast to the heavier, complex Sarabande and Gigue. The notes of the joyous, dancing Trezza should be light and flowing, executed through lifted, energetic bow strokes. Since this movement is so short, the Trezza should follow the Aria in a true attacca .

The final movement, Arietta Variata, should be prepared in a similar way to each of the dance movements. The slurred leaps in mm. 33–40 (ex. 9) can create an affect of longing joy that would not be nearly as effective if the notes were separate. By contrast, the thirty-second-note passages in mm. 81–96 (ex. 10) create a fiery, passionate affect of unapologetic joy that would be dulled if the notes were slurred.

Example 5. Biber, Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa Partia VII, Allamande, mm. 5–6, Wimmer edition.

Example 6. Biber, Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa Partia VII, Sarabande, mm. 1–4, Wimmer edition.

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