DOCTRINE OF AFFECTIONS Der Vollkommene Kappelmeister (1739), Johann Matheson (1681-1764) Tempo Words adagio - sadness lameato - a lament lento - relief andante - hope affetuoso ~ love allegro ~ consolation presto ~ desire Musical Forms minuet ~ moderate gaiety gavotte - jubilant joy, a hopping quality, not running bouree ~ contentedness, pleasantness (unconcerned and relaxed) riguadon - flirtation pleasantry la marche ~ heroic and fearless, not wild, running, or jumping entree - elevated and majestic, serverity gigue - hot and hurried eagerness, anger that soon evaporates sarabande - ambition | courante - sweet hope, courage, yearning, happiness chaconne ~ satiety, giving rise to disgust and loathing Key Affects D minor - devout, calm, grand, agreeable, and expressive of contentment G minor - aluiost the most beautiful key ~ uncommon grace and complaisance A minor ~ plaintive, dignified, and relaxed B minor ~ pensive, profound, sad, expressive of grief © major - rude and impertinent character, but suited for the expression of joy F major -can express the most beautiful sentiments, whether those be generosity, steadfastness, love, or whatever else may be high on the list of virtues D major ~ sharp and stubborn; for noisy, gay, war-like, and cheering things. No one will deny however that if a flute is used instead of a clarinet and a violin is the predominant instrument instead of the kettledrum, it can very well be used for delicate things G major - insinuating and persuasive; somewhat brilliant; can express serious as well as gay effects € minor - both liveliness and sadness F minor ~ mild and relaxed, yet heavy and profound; black, helpless, melancholy B-flat major - diverting and showy; somewhat modest; both magnificent and delicate E-flat major ~ pathetic, always serious, plaintive, the opposite of lasciviousness 4A major ~ very touching; somewhat brilliant; plaintive and sad passions E major ~ desperate or fatal sadness; piercing, sorrowful, and penetrating B minor - bizarre, moody, and melancholy, and therefore seldom used Fesharp minor ~ somewhat languid, amorous, abandoned; can lead to great sadnessAffective Use of Appoggiaturas Enbellishment Long Short A series of long embellishments with dotted notes Skipping embellishment Dotted double embellishment of Trills Affective Use of Turns Embellishment Quick Slow Affect ingratiating, affetuoso, solemn, pathetic, love, pleasure, sorrow the gay, the tender magnificence, splendor, seriousness coyness, arrogance, satire affertuoso Affect grave, sorrowful, sad merry, gay, joyful, brisk, lively, cheerful, happy Affect way, cheerful, happy, turning, revolving, serious, magnificent Modesty, softness, sorrow Melodic Intervals and Their Affective Connotation [ntervals and Melodic Movement Whole and half steps Small intervals without skips and consonant with the key Small intervals with skips (preferably 3rd, rarely 4th) Ascending 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd (doubled) Affect Plaintiveness, sorrow, doubt, grief, sadness, anger, envy, hate, shame, fear, spite, terror, repentance, jealousy, fickleness, rage, faintheartedness, violence loveliness, tender, ingratiating, pleasant effects tenderness melancholy, supplicative sad, mournful, lamenting, doleful tender, affectingMajor 3rd Descending 4th Fifeh Ascending 4th and Sth Diminished Sth Minor 6th Major 6th Diminished 7¢h 7th Large intervals Skips along the chord with alternating rapid scales fective Use of Vibrato imbeL1ishment Vibrato with erescendo Vibrato, soft and rapid Bebung (shaking the finger while holding the clavichord key down tessitura High Medium Low Jonsonance and Dissonance ype Consonance Dissonance lively, brisk pathetic, doleful, grave, solean bold, commanding Lively expressions pathetic lamenting, mournful, exclamation plaintive pathetic supplicative madness, nonsense Joy Affect majesty, dignity affliction, fear sorrow, complaint Affect joyful, gay, merry, agreeable soft, weak, pathetic, amorous mournful,depressing, sad, sorrowful, lugubrious,pathetic, splendid Affect rest, contentment, pleasure, sweetness, gaiety, magnificence trouble, excitement, sorrow, grief, pity, compassion, soft emotion, sufferingMinor dissonance Major dissonance ffective Use of Harmonic Intervals aterval Unison Major 2nd Diminished Sch Augmented 5th Diminished 7eh Minor 7th Minor 9th Large intervals vaken from: Wessel, Frederick. tenderness, sweetness, tender complaiats despair, anger Affect splendor, majesty tenderness, flattery, downcast, grieving, sorrowful soulful wave ring effect extra-ordinary suffering, gentle, sorrowful all the passions weak-hearted Joy ‘The Affektenlehre in the 18th Century Unpublished Ph. D dissertation, University of Indiana, 1955.