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Brandenburg Concerto No.5 3rd movement by JS Bach (harmony/tonality (Bar 1…
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 3rd movement by JS Bach
context
dedicated to Christian Ludwig
patronage- commissioning music by aristocracy/royalty
1711-1720, the six pieces were composed
Baroque era
Melody
conjunct
ornamented
perfect 4ths
melodic sequence
harmony/tonality
Bar 1-78 section A
Bar 148 A major [dominant]
D major
Bar 79 B minor [relative minor]
Perfect cadences 5-1
suspensions- prepared,sounded,resolved
Instrumentation
Concerto grosso
ripieno
other string instruments
concertino
flute,violin and harpsichord
texture
Antiphony-dialogue between 2 groups [con and rip]
this led two terraced dynamics [soft when fewer instruments play, lots when all play]
fugal texture
texture thickens
contrapuntal
Structure
79-232 B
Ternary form [ABA]
233- end B
1-78 A
Rhythm/metre tempo
feel of a baroque gigue
dotted rhythms
he should have written it in 6/8
trills to fill in gaps where harpsichord cannot sustain
2/4 has a 6/8 feel due to triplets