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Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major Flashcards

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1
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What is the structure of the movement?

A

Ternary (A B A)

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2
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What is the tonic key of the movement?

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D major

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3
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What type of work is the movement?

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Concerto Grosso

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4
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Which instruments are in the solo group (concertino)?

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Flute, Violin & Harpsichord

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5
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Which instruments play the accompaniment (ripieno)?

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String Orchestra

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6
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Which instruments are in the string orchestra (ripieno)?

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Violin, Viola, Cello & Double Bass

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7
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What is unusual about the instruments in the string orchestra?

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1 violin instead of 2

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8
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What Italian term describes the tempo? What does this mean?

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Allegro - fast/lively/quick

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9
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What is the metre of the movement?

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Simple duple (2/4)

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10
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What rhythm that is played a lot in the movement makes it feel like a different metre?

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Triplets

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11
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What time signature does it often feel like?

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6/8 - compound duple

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12
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What Baroque dance does the movement sound like?

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Gigue (pronounced jig)

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13
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What is the opening interval of the main subject/theme played first by the solo violin?

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4th

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14
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Which instrument imitates the violin by playing the main subject/theme two bars later?

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Solo flute

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15
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Describe the melodic movement of most of the movement.

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Mostly stepwise/conjunct (notes next to each other)

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16
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Describe the texture at the start of the movement when the violin and flute are playing.

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Two-part imitation

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17
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Which hand of the harpsichord plays the main subject/theme next (after the violin & flute)?

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Left hand

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18
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Which part enters after the violin, flute and left hand of the harpsichord?

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Right hand of the harpsichord

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19
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Describe the texture between the left and right hand parts of the harpsichord at the start of the movement.

A

Two-part counterpoint

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20
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Describe the texture when the solos are all playing together (bars 11 - 28).

A

Four-part counterpoint

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21
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Identify two features of the harpsichord part that make it virtuosic.

A

Fast/rapid semiquaver movement and trills in both hands

22
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What are the main rhythmic features of the music?

A

Mostly triplets, dotted rhythms with semiquaver movement

23
Q

What is the overall texture of the movement?

A

Polyphonic/contrapuntal

24
Q

What is unusual about the harpsichord in this Baroque Concerto?

A

It is a soloist rather than playing continuo

25
Q

Which key does section A (bars 1 - 78) modulate briefly to on more than one occasion?

A

A major (dominant)

26
Q

Name the cadence at the end of section A.

A

Perfect (in tonic/D major)

27
Q

What key is section B (bars 79 - 232) in?

A

B minor (relative minor)

28
Q

What does the bass part (left hand) of the harpsichord play at the start of section B to reinforce the key?

A

Tonic (B) pedal

29
Q

Which solo instrument first plays the new (2nd) theme in section B?

A

Flute

30
Q

The solo flute & violin sometimes play together in harmony. What interval is between the two parts?

A

Third (e.g. bars 107 - 117)

31
Q

How can the harmony be described?

A

Functional

32
Q

What position are most of the chords played in?

A

Root and first inversion

33
Q

Which chords are mostly used?

A

Chords I, IV & V (primary chords)

34
Q

In what key is the return of the A section?

A

D major (tonic)

35
Q

What has been added to the start of the return of the A section?

A

D major (tonic) chord

36
Q

What cadence does the movement end with?

A

Perfect cadence

37
Q

Chord V (dominant) is sometimes extended. Which note is sometimes added?

A

7th making it a dominant 7th (V7)

38
Q

Is the music diatonic?

A

Yes

39
Q

Identify the melodic device in the flute part in bars 137 - 141.

A

Rising/ascending sequence

40
Q

Name the ornaments in this movement.

A

Trills and appoggiaturas

41
Q

The movement begins in a fugal style. What makes it sound fugal (like a fugue)?

A

Imitation between parts

42
Q

What cadence does section B end with?

A

Perfect cadence in B minor (relative minor)

43
Q

The movement can be considered as being in Ritornello form. Why?

A

Fragments of section A appear in section B

44
Q

How many Brandenburg Concertos did J.S.Bach compose?

A

6

45
Q

Numbers are written underneath some of the notes in the harpsichord part. What is this called?

A

Figured bass

46
Q

What do the numbers in figured bass indicate?

A

The notes in the chord (intervals above the given bass)

47
Q

Describe the shape of the fast semiquaver movement in the harpsichord.

A

Scalic/stepwise/conjunct

48
Q

What playing directions are absent from the harpsichord part & from most of the movement?

A

Dynamics

49
Q

The first movement of this concerto included an unaccompanied solo section. What is the name given to this?

A

Cadenza

50
Q

Is the music diatonic (uses notes from the key)?

A

Yes

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