Bach Brandenburg Concerto Flashcards
What 3 instruments make up the corcertino in Bach Brandenburg concerto?
Harpsichord,solo flute,solo violin
What is in the ripieno orchestra in Bach Brandenburg concerto?
Strings orchestra
Bach Brandenburg concerto uses a figured bass. What is a figured bass?
Short hand system of numbers under the bass notes
What is the structure form in Bach Brandenburg concerto?
Ternary form-ABA
What extra thing is added when it repeats the A section of Bach Brandenburg concerto?
Extra D major chord
Does Bach Brandenburg concerto use functional harmony?
Yes
What type of runs does the harpsichord use in Bach Brandenburg concerto?
Semi quaver runs
What period is Bach Brandenburg concerto?
Baroque
When were the Bach Brandenburg concertos written?
1720
What is a concerto grosso?
A concerto for more than one soloist
What instruments play the continuo?
Harpsichord,cello,double bass
What is a concertino?
Small group of solo instruments
What is a ripieno?
Full orchestra with more than one person playing each part.
What is unusual about the role the harpsichord had during this period?
It has a prominent solo role aswell as playing the continuo,which isn’t common in the baroque period
What is the style of the piece?
Baroque
What does gigue mean?
A 17th century dance with a steady beat and lively tempo
What compound metre are gigues commonly written in?
6/8
What is the pieces set time signature and what time signature does it feel like?
Set time signature of 2/4 but frequent use of triplet give it a 6/8 feel
What is a key feature of a subject in a fugue?
The subject is heard first on a solo instrument. In this piece it’s violin.
What texture does imitiation create?
Polyphonic
What does the counter subject mean?
The melodic line immediately following the subject is called the counter subject.
Structure of a fugue.
Each part continues with other contrasting melodic lines. There is no set structure for how a fugue should develop.
What key is section A in and what does it change to in section B?
Section A in D major.
Moves to B minor (the relative minor) for section B
What does ritornello mean?
The main melodic section of the movement is repeated with contrasting sections in between.
What is a sequence?
Repeating the pattern of a phrase but starting on a higher or lower note.
What instruments play the pedal note?
Viola,cello,double bass
What bars is a pedal note used?
Bars 79-85
Bars 90-95
Bars 100-106
What is another name for pedal note?
Pedal point
What does a pedal note mean?
Repeated notes usually in the bass part but the harmony on the top of a pedal note changes.
What instrument uses several trills?
Harpsichord
What does stretto mean?
When the fugue subject is overlapped.
One instrument starts playing the subject before the previous one has finished.
What instruments use stretto?
Violin,Viola and Cello in bars 64-68
How do you play a trill?
Starting one note above the written note and go quickly back and forth between the written note you started on
What instruments part is virtuosic and what does it mean?
Harpsichords part and it means difficult to play
How is the baroque flute different to a modern one?
The baroque flute is softer and made of wood.
Why are there so few dynamic markings?
Because the harpsichord can’t play different dynamics.
In the fugue which instrument has the subject and which instrument has the answer?
Subject: Violin
Answer: Flute
What bars are examples of imitation?
Bars 3-4 are imitiation of bars 1-2
What 2 textures does the piece use?
Contrapuntal and polyphonic
What bar do the flute and violin play in parallel 3rds?
Bar 9
Is the melody mainly conjunct or disjunct?
Mainly conjunct
With which cadence does each section finish?
Perfect
What is the tempo marking and what does this mean?
Allegro,meaning fast
The crotchet beats are often divided into 3 equal note,what do we call this group of 3 notes?
Triplets
