Music

• Johann Sebastian Bach


  Who composed Badinerie?
• Between 1738 and 1739


  When was it composed?
• Orchestral Suite No.2


  What is it a part of?
• Binary


  What is the structure?
• Flute (flauto traverso) String orchestra, Harpsichord (basso continuo)


  What are the instruments used?
• Allegro (fast)


  What is the tempo?
• Mostly forte, with some terraced dynamics but relatively few markings on the score(typical for baroque)


  What dynamics are used?
• Homophonic


  What is the texture?
• Minor


  What is the tonality?
• With an anacrusis (up-beat)


  How does the piece start?
• Diatonic


  What is the harmony?
• bar 35


  Where is the neopolitan 6th chord?
• bar 8


  When does the harmony modulate to A major?
• bar 12


  When does the harmony modulate to F sharp minor?
• bar 20


  When does the harmony modulate to E minor?
• bar 24


  When does the harmony modulate to D major?
• B minor


  What key is it in?
• 2 main musical ideas. Use of ornaments and melodic devices (motifs, sequences).Triadic, disjunct and conjunct in places.


  Describe the melody.
• bar 25


  When does the harmony modulate to G major?
• 1-16


  How many bars is section A?
• 16-40


  How many bars is section B?
• 1600-1750


  When was the baroque era?