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Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major - Johann Sebastian Bach Flashcards

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1
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Which bars are Section A (part1) comprised of?

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bars 1-78

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What is the speed of the piece?

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Allegro - fast.

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What key is Section A in?

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The tonic, D major. It often modulates to the dominant - A major (e.g. bar 12) and the dominant of the dominant - E major.

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How does section A begin (style)?

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In a fugal style. A fugue is a complicated piece which uses lots of imitation throughout. It is not an ACTUAL FUGUE, but uses fugal techniques.

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5
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What is this piece (instruments)?

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A Concerto Grosso - a group of soloists (a concertino) and a main body of accompanying instruments (a ripieno).
The concertino is comprised of a solo flute, a solo violin and the harpsichord.
The ripieno is comprised of a ripieno violin, a ripieno viola, a cello and a double bass.

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What is the texture in bar 9?

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a 4-part counter part with the solo instruments.

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Which instruments are the first to enter in the piece?

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the solo flute and the solo violin - bars 1-8 , playing in a two part imitation, the violin being the subject and the flute, the answer a 4th higher.

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What is the role of the harpsichord in this piece?

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  • soloist
  • accompanist
  • plays basso continuo - the bass - only plays it sometimes e.g. 79-85
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9
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Describe the rhythm in section A of the piece.

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  • triplets - e.g. bar 2
  • dotted rhythms - e.g. bar 1
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10
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What elements at the start of the piece make it sound lively?

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  • triplets - give it a 6/8 gigue feel
  • dotted rhythms
  • create a cheerful mood in the style of a jig
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What is a gigue?

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A baroque dance.

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Describe the melody in section A.

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  • stepwise conjunct melody - bar 15 (harpsichord)
  • some leaps of perfect 5ths - bar 3 - D-A
  • scalic runs (notes going up and down a scale) - bar 15
  • rising passages - bar 82
  • stretto - 64-67 and 220-225
  • dialogue (imitation between the violin and flute)
  • flute and violin sometimes double in unison - bar 37
  • ripieno strings- subject and answer - bar 29
  • flute and violin sometimes play in 3rds
  • trills - bar 19
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13
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What are the ornaments played in this piece?

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  • trills - harpsichord - bar 19
  • appoggiatura - bar 90
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14
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What is the time signature throughout this piece?

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simple, duple time : 2/4

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15
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How do the flute and violin play?

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in 3rds - the harpsichord also does this in bars 18-24.

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What rhythm does the harpsichord use?

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sextuplet semiquavers - bar 15 and scalic passages (right and left hand) - bars 58-61

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17
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What is the texture?

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The texture is mainly contrapuntal and polyphonic- but the piece does have regions which are more homophonic.

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18
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What is the texture in bars 10-29?

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4-part counterpoint

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19
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What is the texture bar 29 onwards?

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tutti - the entire ensemble playing, polyphonic.

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20
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What are the ripieno strings playing in bar 29?

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subject and answer

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21
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What are the standard baroque chords?

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I, IV AND V -> occasionally ii + vi including V7 (dominant 7th) chords -> mainly in root/1st inv.

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22
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What does the harpsichord have on its score?

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figured bass (numbers) which help the harpsichordist to realise/ improvise, e.g. bars 29-36

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23
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The flute and the violin often double each other in unison. Give an example of this.

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bar 37.

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24
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What features are there in Section A which heighten the tension?

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stretto- at the end of section a (part1) - 64-67 and at the end of section b when section a (part2) is about to return - 220-225. this makes a thick, contrapuntal and polyphonic texture to heighten the tension and climax.

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25
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what is stretto?

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overlapping and quick entries of the subject which occur in this passage to heighten tension - bars 64 and 67.

26
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What bars is Section B comprised of?

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79-232

27
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What is the key of section b?

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b minor - the relative minor with modulations to the dominant of B minor, F# minor e.g. bar 97

28
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What is a key feature of Section B?

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Fragments from the theme in the A section make frequent appearances (second theme returns - bar 148 in the dominant A major in the ripieno)

29
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What is the theme of section B?

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the theme is variation of the opening subject and is first heard in the flute.

30
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What ornament is used in section B?

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appoggiaturas - a key feature - e.g. bar 90

31
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what is an appoggiatura?

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(to lean) it is an ornament which takes half the value it precedes.

32
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what is the texture of section B?

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still polyphonic, but has a lighter texture and has some sections which are more homophonic.

33
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How does Section B open?

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with the melody played by the solo flute (bar 79-89) and accompanied by a tonic pedal (1 quaver per bar) + broken chord triplet patterns in the harpsichord and violin.

34
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what is the dynamics of the violin in section b?

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‘piano’ not to overpower flute - bar 79, clear that the flute has the melody.

35
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what note is the tonic pedal on in bars 79-85?

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b, the bass line.

36
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what accompanies the violin in bar 89 when it takes over the melody?

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the other instruments are softer and it is accompanied by a tonic pedal and triplet patterns in the harpsichord and doubled by the ripieno violins.

37
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what is a key difference between section a and section b?

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  • no countermelodies
  • no busy semiquaver runs
38
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which bar is the repeated tonic pedal in bass on F#?

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97

39
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what is the texture in bars 106-109?

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varied texture with the use of anti-phonal writing or dialogue between harpsichord and the rest of the ensemble. the melodic ideas are passed back and forth - bars 106-109

40
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what are rising sequences?

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same short phrase repeated several times, transposed up one note each time. e.g. bar 114

41
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describe the melody in section b.

A
  • theme : variation of opening subject and is first heard in flute.
  • appoggiaturas : bar 90
  • opens with melody : bar 79-89
  • violin takes over melody - other instruments softer - bar 89
  • rising sequences - bar 114
  • trill - 177
42
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name a feature of the texture in section b.

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-bars 117-127 - only concertino instruments play
- from bar 128 - tutti

43
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what is suspension and when is it used?

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  • accented non-chord tones occurring on downbeats
    -bars 129-130 - occasional use of suspension is a key feature of baroque music.
44
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what is suspension?

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suspension is prolonging a note to create dissonance with the next chord

45
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when is the melody reinforced in section b?

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flute and violin in unison- bar 130- ripieno instruments rejoin.

46
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name a homophonic section in section b.

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bars 128-147 - harpsichord joins basso continuo to provide chords , more homophonic texture than polyphonic.

47
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when are demi-semi quavers used?

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bar 139

48
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when does the ripieno take the second theme and appoggiaturas?

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bars 148-153

49
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when is the style ‘cantabile’ and what does it mean?

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bar 148, in a singing style

50
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when is canon used in this piece and what is canon?

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canon is a piece of music where the melody is played and then imitated (one or more times) after a short delay - strict imitation. bars 163-171

51
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when is the harpsichord solo section?

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163-183

52
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what and when is the subject developed?

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stretched/augmented rhythm - bars 193-195.

53
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describe the texture near the end of section b.

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  • 3-part counterpoint - harpsichord and concertino - 199-208
  • polyphonic dialogue between flute and violin (199-208)
  • tutti - everyone playing - bars 220-225
54
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describe the melody near the end of section b.

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  • chromatic feel -> music passes through several keys
55
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how does section b end?

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a perfect cadence in B minor. (230-232)

56
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which bars does section a (part 2) consist of?

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bars 233-310/end

57
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describe the melody in the section a repeat.

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  • first melody idea (subject) starts with anacrusis
58
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what is anacrusis?

A

a pick up beat

59
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what is a major dynamic feature of baroque music?

A

sudden changes of terraced dynamics - expressive style typical of some early music in which volume levels shift abruptly from soft to loud and back without gradual crescendos and decrescendos.

60
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what is the basso continuo in bars 261-269?

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bass and harpsichord act as the basso continuo -> bass instruments play a bass line and the harpsichord ‘realises’ the chords on top when it is not playing a solo part.

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