What note does the harpsichord have many runs in? | Semiquavers. |
Who composed the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Movement 3? | Bach. |
What is the metre for the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Movement 3? | 2/4. |
What does the melody idea (subject) start with in the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Movement 3? | An anacrusis. |
Why could the piece also be notated in 6/8 time? | Because of the large number of triplets.
In the baroque era, the dotted quaver-semiquaver grouping would have been performed in triplet rhythm, with the dotter quaver lasting 2/3 of a beat, and the semiquaver lasting 1/3 of a beat. |
What type of chords were used in the harmony (I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii)? | Standard chords. |
What does diatonic mean? | All the notes/ chords come from the same key signature. |
Was the harmony diatonic or chromatic? | Diatonic. |
What type of cadences were used? | Perfect cadences. |
What did the perfect cadence usually announce? | The end of a section. E.g. the B minot at the end of the B section. |
Is the harmony functional or non-functional? | Functional. |
What does it mean if the harmony is functional? | Perfect cadences are used to move between closely related key signatures. |
What inversions of chords does the harmony usually use? | Root position and first inversion chords. |
What is the main tonality for the piece? | D major. |
What key is the B section in and how does it relate to the main tonality of the piece? | The B section is in B minor, and its the relative minor key. |
What key is the final A section in? | D major. |
What is a gigue? | A type of dance in compound duple time. |
What era is this piece in? | Baroque. |
What is the structure of the piece? | Ternary form (ABA) |
What is a fugal? | A subject is played then imitated by the answer. |
What type of ornaments are found? | Grace notes and trills. |
Are there many or few scalic runs? | There are many scalic runs. |
What texture is the piece? | Polyphonic. |
What are the solo instruments? | The flute and violin (and harpsichord). |
What is the melody like? | Conjunct (stepwise), despite having some leaps.
Has ornamentation.
Has rising sequences. |
What keys does the B section modulate between? | A major and B minor. |
What chords does the song mainly use? | I, IV and V (occasionally ii and vi). |
Are suspensions used oftenly? | Yes. |
What note does the harpsichord have many runs in? | Semiquavers. |
When was unison used? | When the solo flute and violin played the same thing. |
What do the flute and violin play in at the start? | Two part imitation. |
What instrumentation is used? | solo flute, solo violin, harpsichord and a string orchestra. |
What is the group of solo instruments called? | Concertino. |
What is the string orchestra also known as? | Ripieno. |