Bach Flashcards
what style is the brandenburg concerto in
It is an instrumental Baroque piece of music that is an example of concerto grosso (an orchestra with more than 1 soloist)
dynamics in 3rd movement in d major
no dynamics on the score it is all terraced dynamics (very baroque)
type of rhythm
a guige (2 beats of triplet quavers in a bar)- lively
There is lots of syncopation
Allegro
name for the soloists
concertino (e.g Violin, Flute, Harpsichord)
name for the wider orchestra
ripieno
whats a fugue
Fugues always begin with a tune that is played on a solo instrument. This tune is then played by all the other instruments or voices in turn, but not necessarily at the same pitch. This makes it contrapuntal and polyphonic.
what is the form of this piece
ternary (ABA)
stretto
where an idea is played over itself by other players (copycats)
ornamentation found in the piece
- trills
- appoggiaturas (cuts into time of the real note) (I know what a meanie)
- acciaccaturas (played as fast as possible)
- mordents
- scalic runs
melodic devices found in the piece
sequences
pedal notes
cadences
stretto
Basso continuo
continuous bassline (what did ya expect its like literally in the name)
texture of le piece
starts off monophonic then becomes polyphonic (you go score)
figured bass (not like figure of speech but that might be cooler)
a bassline with the intended harmonies indicated by figures rather than written out as chords, typical of continuo parts in baroque music.
harmony of A section (harmony is chords/ key)
D major (with modulations to A major and E major) end (bar 63-64 ) on a perfect cadence
final a section is just D
harmony of B section
B minor (relative minor) with modulations to F# and E minor as they related key
