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Music Brandenburg 5
Bachs 5th Brandenburg 3rd Movement Music GCSE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the Brandenburg concertos devoted to? | Margrave of Brandenburg |
| What is this Concerto an example of? | Concerto Grosso (Large Concerto) |
| What is concerto grosso? | There are more than one soloists, 3 movements, usually fast-slow-fast |
| What two groups are in a concerto grosso? | Concertino, Ripieno |
| What consists of these two groups? | Concertino are the soloists (in this case the violin, flute and harpsichord) The Ripieno are the wider orchestra |
| What is a basso continuo? | "continuous bass" a continuous bass played by lower strings and harpsichord |
| What type of score does the harpsichord read (in this case) | Figured bass, it is a musical shorthand indicating the chord to be played above the notes. |
| Name the five main functions of the harpsichord in this piece | soloist, part of the contimuo, realising a figured bass part, completing the harmony, directing the ensemble |
| What "mood" is expressed in this movement | Affection, this is acheived through the gigue dance rythmns, d major key and fast tempo |
| Describe the texture | It is mainly fugal and contrapuntal, there are some passages that are monophonic and homophonic |
| What two structures does this movement combine | Fugal and ternary |
| How is the fugal exposition structured (in terms of subject and answer) | The subject and answer enter alternatively every two bar |
| Sometimes in the movement, the subject and answer enter only after one bar, what is this called and what does it highlight | Stretto, this highlights tension and excitement |
| Name some common barouque musical devices | Suspensions, sequences and pedals |
| What dynamics are there in the music? | None, they do however have "terraced dynamics" which is just when more instruments are playing, it sounds louder, and when less instruments are playing it is more quiet |
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