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Brandenburg Concerto 3rd Movement J S Bach - Coggle Diagram
Brandenburg Concerto 3rd Movement
J S Bach
Instrumentation
Concerto Grosso (concertino and ripieno)
Concerto Basso
Figured bass (for harpsichord)
Harpsichord part is virtuosic (hard to play)
Structure
Ternary form (ABA)
Ritornello form (B)
Canon (A)
Tonality & Harmony
D major for most of both A sections
B section modulates to relative minor (Bm) and dominant (A)
diatonic
Functional harmony
Perfect cadences at end of sections
Suspensions create dissonance and clashes (eg. bar 130)
Tonic and dominant pedals
Texture
Fugal/Contapuntal
Monophonic until bar 3
Melody
Mainly conjunct
Disjunct (eg. fourth in bar 1)
scalic runs in the harpsichord part
occasional ornament (eg. trills bar 19) in the harpsichord part
appoggiaturas (eg. bar 148)
Subject and answer create musical dialogue
Sequences
Imitation
Rhythm
Triplets
Dotted rhythms
Semiquaver runs
gigue dance rhythms
(triplets)
Metre & Tempo
2/4
But can sound like 6/8
Allegro