Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major by J.S Bach Flashcards
baroque features BC
- figured bass
- ornamented melody
- diatonic chords
- pedal, suspensions, sequences
- lack of dynamics on score
- maj and min tonal system
describe the form of BC
- chamber music
- concerto grosso (concertino, ripieno)
- ternary form (+fugal characteristics)
how does the B section change the fugato in BC
-new 8 bar theme based on fugato: keeps 4th interval from V-1, same semiquaver rhythm but no triplets
- new triplet accompaniment figure from broken chords
- ripieno stops
describe the instrumentation of BC
- concertino: flute, violin, sometimes harpsichord
- ripieno: string ensemble of violin, viola, cello and double bass
- continuo: harpsichord
describe the melody of the A section of BC
- anacrusis
- conjunct
- small leaps
- fugato/subject + counter subject
- virtuoso style scalic runs
- ornamentation
- accidentals
- rising sequence
- frequent subject quotes + question and answer
give an example of anacrusis in BC
bar 1
describe the melody of the A section subject in B
- dotted rhythm
- 4th leap
- conjunct
- triplets
- ends on tonic
give an example of a virtuoso style scalic run in BC
- A section: bars 15-16 and bars 42-48
describe how the A section fugato is used in BC
- introduced on solo violin
- answered with flute with perfect fifth leap so it ends on the dominant (tonal answer)
- counter subject from b5 in violin
- subject in LH harpsichord b9-10 and answer in RH bar11-12
- ripieno plays fugato b29-30
- frequent quotes of subject eg b.50-51, 64-66
give an example of ornamentation BC
A section - trill bar 19
B section: appoggiaturas in fugato and b.149
list as many features of the A section texture in BC as you can
- imitation - 2 part texture
- doubling
- contrapuntal
- polyphonic
- unison
list as many features of the A section tempo, metre, and rhythm in BC as you can
- Allegro
- 2/4 Baroque Gigue
- dotted rhythms
- triplets
- triplets
- semiquavers
- stretto
list as many tonality and harmony features of the A section in BC as you can
- D major
- modulates to dominant A, with G#s
- figured bass
- inverted tonic pedal
- functional harmony using mainly diatonic and chords standard chords - mostly I, IV, V some ii, vi - in root position and first inversion
- perfect cadences
give an example of accidentals in BC
A section bar 56
give an example of a sequence in BC
- A section: rising sequence bar 72-74 triplets in harpsichord
- B section: rising sequence played 10th apart on harpsichord b.114 onwards, rising sequence of flute and violin b.137-141, desending sequence b.192 onwards, rising sequence in harpsichord b.125 on
give an example of imitation in BC
- A section: bar 3
- B section: 2 part imitation in harpsichord solo b.162 onwards
give an example of doubling in BC
- A section:
- between flute and violin b.33-34
- between cello harpsichord and double bass b.39-40
- b.64-65
- unison between flute and violin b.75-76
- B section:
- rising sequence of flute and violin b.137-141
- fragment of main theme b.181-182
give an example of dotted rhythms in BC
- A section fugato
give an example of triplets in BC
- A section: fugato, counter subject b.5, rising sequence b.72-74 in harpsichord
give an example of stretto in BC
- A section: b.64-65 with doubling of subject
- B section: b.223
give an example of a modulation in BC
- A section: modulates to dominant A, with G#s, in b.12
- B section: modulates to relative minor Bm, b.99 modulates to F#m )relative minor of dominant), b.136 modulates to A, b.157 modulates to Em, b.198 modulates to F#m
give an example of a pedal in BC
- A section: inverted tonic b.22-24
- B section:
- tonic pedal b.79-81, b.90-95
- F# tonic pedal b.99 on
- inverted tonic pedal in A b.142-144
- dominant pedal in double bass C b.198
- dominant pedal of Bm b.217 on
give an example of a perfect cadence in BC
- A section:
- perfect cadence in A b.28-29
- perfect cadence in D in harpsichord b.77-78
- B section:
- perfect cadence in A b.136
- perfect cadence in Bm b.231-2
list as many tonality and harmony features of the B section in BC as you can
- modulations
- pedal
- suspensions
- perfect cadences
list as many features of the B section tempo, metre, and rhythm in BC as you can
- semiquavers
- longer notes eg minims
- triplets
- cantabile
- stretto
list as many features of the B section’s texture in BC as you can
- new triplet broken chord accompaniment figure
- texture thins as ripieno stops b.79
- antiphonal between harpsichord and flute + violin b.107-128
- unison
- 2 part imitation in harpsichord solo
describe the melody of the B section of BC
- new 8 bar theme based on fugato containing 4th interval
- quotes of original subject
- quotes of new fugato
- appoggiaturas
- rising sequence
- subject and answer
- descending sequence
give an example of a suspension in BC
B section: A in violin b.121, D in flute b.122
how does BC end?
with a perfect cadence in D and a fermata
