Bach

Question 1

What is the key of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 3rd Movement?

Answer 1

D Major

Question 2

What type of harmony does Bach’s work primarily use?

Answer 2

Diatonic harmony

Question 3

What chord positions does Bach predominantly utilize in the Brandenburg Concerto?

Answer 3

Root position and first inversion chords

Question 4

What techniques does Bach use to enhance the harmony in his work?

Answer 4

Pedals and suspensions

Question 5

What is the texture of the movement after the first two bars?

Answer 5

Contrapuntal texture

Question 6

What compositional technique is used in the melodies of the Brandenburg Concerto?

Answer 6

Fugue and stretto

Question 7

How are the melodies in the piece characterized?

Answer 7

Triadic or scalic

Question 8

What are common ornaments found in the melodies of this period?

Answer 8

Trill and appoggiatura

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The music is in _______ which means two crotchet beats per bar.

Answer 9

simple duple metre

Question 10

What is the structure of the music in the Brandenburg Concerto?

Answer 10

Ternary Form

Question 11

What is the specific structure of the [B] section in the piece?

Answer 11

Ritornello

Question 12

What type of dynamics are characteristic of much Baroque music?

Answer 12

Terraced dynamics

Question 13

What instruments comprise the Concertino in the Brandenburg Concerto?

Answer 13

Flute, Violin, Harpsichord

Question 14

What instruments make up the Ripieno in the piece?

Answer 14

Violins, Violas, ‘Cellos, Dbl Bass

Question 15

What is figured bass?

Answer 15

Numbers displaying intervals above each bass note indicating chord & inversion

Question 16

What is the tonic key of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto?

Answer 16

D major

Question 17

What is the relative minor key of D major?

Answer 17

B minor

Question 18

What is the dominant key of D major?

Answer 18

A major

Question 19

What is the relative minor of A major?

Answer 19

F# minor