Mozart Ave Verum Corpus Interval Analysis Theory Things   William Wieland
First listen to the music: Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart) - King's College, Cambridge or Mozart Ave Verum Corpus por Leonard Bernstein

Score: Ave Verum Corpus

Kudos from CPDL

  1. Identify the intervals sung between consecutive notes through the first whole note in bar 10. For example, the soprano begins with a fourth, then a sixth followed by a third, etc.

    • Soprano: 4, 6, 3, . . .
    • Alto: 1, 2, 1, . . .
    • Tenor: 1, 2, 1, . . .
    • Bass: 1, 1, 1, . . .

  2. Next, total the number of times each interval is sung by each voice part in mm. 3–10.

    Interval:Unisons2nds3rds4ths5ths6ths7thsOctaves
    Soprano:        
    Alto:        
    Tenor:        
    Bass:        

  3. Finally, analyze your sums. How is the soprano different from the others? How about the bass? The inner parts?