Dies Irae Cards

-8 bars of intro

-2 Quaver horn motif that the choir mimic when they come in.

-Relentless triplet upper string accompaniment

-Choir all sing on D (Unison)
-Recurrent 3 chord motif interrupts every 4 bars. (Suggests the dominant)

-"Tuba Mirum" theme
-Original ostinato
-Unison

-Polyphonic texture
-Syllabic treatment of "Dies"

-Same as part A
-Bass line has the chromatic rising sequence that the horns played earlier

-Choir sing unison D
-Instrumental bass line changes to chromatic rising scale (Not an ostinato)