Badinerie - JS Bach Flashcards
Transverse Flute
A flute that is played to the side (like a modern flute)
Harpsichord
- A piano-like instrument, which has its strings plucked. Often seen in Baroque Music
- In Badinerie, The harpsichord player reads from the cello line and plays the notes with their left hand whilst filling in the chords with their right hand
Allegro
- Quick, Lively Bright
- No tempo marking on the score but Allegro fits
Terraced Dynamics
Dynamics that change suddenly, no gradual difference between loud and quiet
Binary Form
- 2 Sections, A and B
- Section A is 16 Bars long
- Section B is 24 Bars long
- Each section is repeated (AABB)
What is the Tonic Key in ‘Badinerie’?
B Major
What is the Dominant Key in ‘Badinerie’?
F# Minor
Neapolitan 6th
- A flat IIb chord.
- In B minor, chord 2 is C#, so a flattened chord 2 is C natural.
- The other notes of a C chord are E and G, and the ‘b’ means the 2nd note, E, is in the bass (lowest) part.
- It is called a 6th because there is a distance of a 6th between the E and C.
Ostinato
Rhythms that are repeated Over and Over
Homophonic
Melody and Accompaniment
2/4 Time Signature
- Simple Duple Time
- 2 Crotchets per Bar
Modulation
The change from one key to another
A Section Keys
- Start: B Minor
- A Major
- Finish: F# Minor
B Section Keys
- Start: F# Minor
- E Minor
- D Major
- G Major
- Finish: B Minor
Baroque Period
- A musical period of time between 1600-1750
- ‘Badinerie’ was composed between 1738 and 1739 so is a Baroque piece
Sequence
A motif which is then played at a different (higher or lower) pitch
Ostinato
Rhythms that are repeated Over and Over
Appoggiatura
A leaning note / grace note
Demisemiquaver
8 notes per beat, 32 per 4 beat bar. Signified with a triple tail on the note