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J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major (Main features of Baroque…
J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major
The Harpsichord
2 roles
Soloist
Basso Continuo (figured bass) (accompaniment)
The Baroque Concerto (Instrumentation)
Solo Concerto - features a single soloist or an orchestra
Concerto Grosso - features a solo group (concertino) and an orchestra (ripieno)
Split into 3 movements
Fast-Slow-Fast
Concertino
Flute, Violin, Harpsichord
Ripieno
Violins, Viola,Cello, Contrabasso/Double Bass
Main features of Baroque
Terraced Dynamics
Imitation
Question and Answer
Sequence
Scalic runs
Fugues
Contrapuntal/Polyphonic texture
Ornamentation e.g. trills
Basso Continuo
Structure
Binary
Ternary
Ritornello
Rondo
Variations
Ground bass
Fugue
Melody
Conjunct
Scalic Runs
Sequence
Ornamentation e.g. trills
Appoggiaturas
Structure
Ternary Structure - ABA
A- D major in fugal style
B- Begins in B minor and ends with a B minor perfect cadence
A- Repeat of opening A section beginning with extra D major chord with continuo.
^^ Establishes return to the tonic key
^ Brief section in dominant key of A major
Texture
Polyphonic/Contrapuntal
Starts Fugal
Fugue - a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts.
Uses imitation
Harpsichord plays counterpoint
Tonality
Diatonic
D major
Harmony
Chords I, IV and V
Perfect Cadences
Tempo and Rhythm
2/4 duple time
Triplets and dotted rhythms
Background Information
Written in the Baroque period
Concerto Grosso
Gigue (type of lively dance)
Thought to be the first keyboard concerto ever written