Badinerie Flashcards
when was badinerie composed?
1738
when was badinerie released?
1739
what large scale work is badinerie from?
Orchestral suite No2- contains 7 movements and badinerie is the last
Who composed badinerie?
J.S Bach
Name 2 things about the melody
- The movement is based on 2 short musical ideas x and y.
- The flute has a 2 octave range
- Trills, Appoggiaturas + Sequences ( typical for the baroque era)
What are the dynamics of badinerie?
very few markings on the score due to the harpsichord.
what is the structure of badinerie?
binary repeated (AABB)
What is the harmony like?
diatonic throughout,
section A modulates from the tonic to the dominant and section B does the opposite,
imperfect and perfect cadences are clearly presented throughout.
What is the tonic key?
B minor
What texture does badinerie have?
homophonic
What is the tonality like?
Minor:
section A begins in B minor (tonic) and ends in F#minor (dominant).
section B does the opposite begins on F# in or and ends on B minor
Which instrument plays the melody throughout?
flute
What do the flute and cello provide?
the main musical material
what do violin 2 and the viola provide?
harmony with less busy musical lines
What is the X motif like?
- Pineapple, pineapple, pineapple, tea.
- descending figure
- made up of notes found in the B minor arpeggio
- 2 bars long
- starts with an anacrusis
- a range of more than an octave (a 10th)
- just 1 chord used throughout- B minor
what is the Y motif like?
- coca cola, coca cola, coca cola, coffee
- also 2 bars long
- ends with a perfect cadence progression
- range of less than an octave
- mainly semiquavers
- larger range of chords
- mix of conjunct and triadic movement
- overall shape is ascending
What are some typical feature of the baroque era that are seen in badinerie?
- Binary form
- both sections repeated
- A section finishes on the dominant
- B section starts on the dominant
- Modulates only to related keys
- Ornaments
- Fast harmonic rate
- use of basso continuo
- short motifs
- mainly diatonic
which 2 instruments play the basso continuo in badinerie?
cello and harpsichord
What is basso continuo?
an accompanying part that includes a bassline and harmonies, typically played on a keyboard instrument and with other instruments such as cello or lute.
what is heterophonic texture
slightly different version of the same melody- ie) bars 6 & 7
What keys does badinerie modulate to in the A section?
B minor to A major then modulates to F# minor( dominant)
What keys does badinerie modulate to in the B section?
F# minor(dominant) to E minor(sub-dominant) then to D major (relative major) and then returns to B minor (tonic).
What chord is seen in bar 35?
Neapolitan 6th
What is a Neapolitan 6th?
chord iib with the root flattened
