Brandenburg Terminology.

Question 1

Exposition

Answer 1

First section of sonata form or a fugue.

Question 2

Concerto Grosso.

Answer 2

Concerto for two or more soloists.

Question 3

Antiphonal (2 different groups of players)

Answer 3

Swapping instrumental groups.

Question 4

Concertino.

Answer 4

The group of soloists.

Question 5

Ripiemo

Answer 5

The larger accompanying group.

Question 6

Dialoguing

Answer 6

Swapping of ideas.

Question 7

Basso Continuo

Answer 7

Keyboard and String Bass playing continuously.

Keeps harmony and beat going.

Question 8

Figured bass

Answer 8

Keyboard player has a bass line and numbers to indicate chords.

Question 9

Gigue

Answer 9

A dance in 6/8 (however, this is in 2/4 with lots of triplets)

Question 10

Ternary Form

Answer 10

ABA structure
A=1-78
B=79-232
A=233-310

Question 11

Fugue

Answer 11

A contrapuntal structure (one part enters at a time).

Question 12

Subject

Answer 12

The main theme of a fugue or sonata form.

Question 13

Answer (in fugue)

Answer 13

The subject aa 4th / 5th higher or lower then the subject.

Question 14

Countersubject

Answer 14

Melody to fit with the subject.

Question 15

Stretto

Answer 15

Entries of subject - close succession.

Question 16

Modulation

Answer 16

Moving to a new key

Question 17

Passing modulation

Answer 17

Briefly passing through another key

Question 18

Variant

Answer 18

Variation of the original melody.

Question 19

Relative minor

Answer 19

Minor with the same key signature as the major.

Question 20

Scalic

Answer 20

Movement of notes by step

Question 21

Tonality

Answer 21

The key the passage/piece is in.

Question 22

Chromatic

Answer 22

Movement of notes in semitones.

Question 23

Ornaments

Answer 23

Decorations

Question 24

Alto clef

Answer 24

Middle line = middle C. (Viola part)

Question 25

Sequence

Answer 25

Melody rising/falling but repeats the same (often goes with modulation)

Question 26

Terraced dynamics

Answer 26

No crescendos or diminuendos.

Question 27

Polyphonic

Answer 27

2 or more melodies at once time.