Brandenburg Concerto 5

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

• Concerto Grosso (group of soloists)
• Baroque
• Chamber music - written for small group of musicians
• Created as a job application to the duke of Margrave

Question 2

Dynamics

Answer 2

• No dynamic markings for Harpsichord - no dyanmic range
• Few dynamics markings, mostly comparitive - e.g violin plays quiter for flute solo

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

• Ternary form
• A section is a fugal style
• B section in relative minor
• Fragments of A section melody in B section

Question 4

Sonority/Instruments

Answer 4

• Unusual Virtuoso piano, scalic runs
• Uses a baroque flute, wooden
• String orchestra play ripieno
• Soloists are concertino

Question 5

Texture

Answer 5

• Flute and Violin play 2 part counterpoint at start
• All soloists play 4 part counterpoint when playing together
• Polyphonic with use of imitation
• Uses many fugal techniques although it is not a fugue

Question 6

Tonality

Answer 6

• Main tonality is D major
• B section in B minor
• Modulates to the V (Amaj) and V/V (Emaj)

Question 7

Harmony

Answer 7

• Occasional Suspensions
• 1st inversion and root position chords
• Perfect cadences to mark end of sections
• Uses standard Baroque chords (I,IV,V)

Question 8

Rhythm,

Answer 8

• In 2/4, could be written in 6/8
• Lots of triplets and dotted rhythms
• Begins with an anacrusis
• Harpsichord contains many fast semiquaver runs

Question 9

Melody

Answer 9

• Ornaments - appogiaturas, trills
• Scalic runs
• Rising sequences
• Lots of stepwise/conjunct movement