To create a contrast from Vivaldi's setting I decided to create a faster example but also one where the time signature altered between 6/8 and 4/4. I wrote the bass line as a walking motif whilst using the changes in time signature to create a contrast in the melodic line.
Schubert's Du bist die Ruh
I wanted to use a Schubert song for this example as I've always thought it was very clever what he was able to compose from the basis of a simple chord progression. I started by taking the introduction and first two local lines of the song and doing a harmonic reduction. This can be seen below; the introduction in particular is build around a simply chord progression with added notes for colour.
Like the Vivaldi example, I created contrast by making my version faster and with a much larger dynamic range. I wrote the 2 parts so that there was always movement; in particular I made use of the Alberti bass motif to give the music a Classical era feel.
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