Bach Brandenburg

• What is the form in Bach Brandenburg?

  Ternary (ABA)
• What tonality of this piece?

  D major
• What style is in the A section?

  Fungal
• What is the dominant key?

  A major
• What bar does the B section begin in?

  Bar 79
• What key is section B in?

  B minor
• What happens in bar 148?

   

  The second theme returns in the dominant major- A major in the ripieno
• What does section B end with?

  Perfect cadence in B minor
• What chord does returning A start with?

  D major
• What is the texture of this piece?

  Polyphonic
• What is fungue?

  Complicated piece which uses imitation throughout
• What is the subject followed by in the solo violin?

  An answer
• What is the distance between the subject and answer in the flute section?

  2 bars
• What occasionally do the flute and violin play in?

  Thirds
• Is the melody conjunct or disjunct?

  Mostly conjunct but disjunct at the start
• What are the runs?

  Scalic
• What is the sequence in bar 137?

   

  Rising
• What occasional ornaments appear?

  Trill
• What is in the middle section before it returns to A major?

  Appoggiaturas
• What is the key mostly used for?

  2 sections
• What chords does the harmony use?

  Standard chords
• What announces the end of a section?

  Perfect cadences
• What harmonic device is occasionally used?

  Suspensions
• What is the metre?

  2/4
• What rhythmic technique is used?

  Triplets

  Dotted rhythm
• What type of concerto is this piece?

  Concerto grosso
• What is a concertino?

  A group of soloists
• Who are the soloists in this piece?

  Baroque flute

  Violin

  Harpsichord
• What is a ripieno?

  String orchestra accompaniment
• What is the Basso contiuo?

  Harpsichord and cello providing notes
• What is the structure of the sections?

  A: 1-78

  B: 79-232

  A: 233- end
• What do many phrases start with?

  Anacrusis
• What texture is the first two bars?

  Monophonic
• What is the texture of section B?

  Homophonic
• What is tempo?

  Allegro (fast)
• Does the tempo change?

  No
• What instrument is there in the new theme in section B?

  Flute