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1
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what type of piece is the brandenburg concerto?

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baroque concerto

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2
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what key does the piece start in

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d major

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3
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what instruments are part of the concertino and ripieno?

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concertino - violin, principal violin

ripieno - ripieno violin, ripieno viola, violoncello, double bass, harpsichord

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4
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what instrument partially plays in both parts

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harpsichord

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5
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what structure is the piece in?

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ternary aba

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6
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what was different about the instrumentation of the piece?

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  • flute and violin was a strange combination for a concartino at the time
  • there was only 1 violin in the ripieno when there is usually 2
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7
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what is the metre at the start of the piece

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2/4 - simple duple time

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8
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what was the tempo of the piece at the start?

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allegro - quick and lively

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9
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what are the bar numbers of the sections of the piece?

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A - b1-78
B - b79-232
A - b233-310

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10
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list melodic features in the first section A

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  • disjunct - b1 principal violin
  • conjunct - b4 flute
  • perfect 5th interval b3 d to a
  • triadic b5 principal violin
  • perfect 4th interval b9 harpsichord a to d
  • scalic b11-13 harpsichord
  • scalic runs b15-16 harpsichord [b25-27, b42-44]
  • trill b19 harpsichord
  • sequencing b25 flute and violin
  • doubling in flute and violin (and unison) b42-44
  • stretto, overlapping and quick entries b40 harpsichord
  • virtuostic semiquaver scalic runs
  • descending quavers b58-61 RH harpsichord, ascending quavers b58-61 LH harpsichord
  • imitation between flute and violin b58-61
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11
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what texture does the first section A have?

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  • fugal b1-6 principal violin, b3-9 flute and b9-13, b11-13 harpsichord
  • b29 contrapuntal (and everyone plays)
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12
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how does tonality change in the first section A?

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  • begins d major
  • modulates to a major (dominant of d)
  • then modulates to e major (secondary dominant)
  • modulates back to a major
  • then back to d major
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13
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list some instrumentation features in the first section of A

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  • 1st movement has extended cadenza
  • rapid scalic runs in both hands b15-16
  • trills on the harpsichord
    overall shows the virtuosity of the instrument (harpsichord)
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14
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harmony techniques in the first section A

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  • perfect cadence in a major b16 harpsichord
  • perfect cadence V to I in a major b28
  • figured bass in harpsichord
  • b45 passing notes
  • inverted pedal note b56-58
  • diatonic chords
  • perfect cadence V to I in d major before the start of section B
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15
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list the rhythmic features of the first section A

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  • triplets [b48-52, b58-60, b37-40]
  • dotted rhythms
  • fast semiquaver runs
  • subject starts with an anacrusis
  • polyrhythmic
  • large number of triplets gives 6/8 time (gigue like feel)
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16
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list melodic features from section B

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  • appoggiatura b80
  • conjuct
  • sequencing b119 flute
  • repetition
  • trills
  • polyphonic imitation flute and violin b
17
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list tonality of section B

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  • begins b minor (minor section begins new section)
  • modulates to f# minor (sharpened 7ths - b98 in flute and violins)
  • modulates to a major
  • then back to b minor
  • then to d major
18
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what dynamics are started to use in section B

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piano, forte, pianissimo,

19
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what harmony devices are used in section b

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passing notes b88
suspensions b115
perfect cadence V to I in a major b147
pedal note b198-202, b217-221
dominant 7th b223 (7 in figured bass)
perfect cadence in b minor before start of second section A
20
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describe tonality in the second section A

A

begins in d major and ends in d major

21
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describe rhythm in the second section A

A

triplets
dotted rhythms
on the beat - b273-276

22
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describe harmony in the second section A

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  • inverted pedal notes b245-246
  • pedal notes b296-298
  • suspension b303-306
  • perfect cadence a to d to the end the piece

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