Brandenburg Concerto: Texture
- Created by: zachary hyams
- Created on: 28-12-19 09:28
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- Brandenburg Concerto: Texture
- The bass line for the new middle section theme has a tonic pedal on B.
- When the ripieno is playing, the flute and violin sometimes double each other in unison (e.g.bar 33).
- Occasionally the flute and violin play in thirds. The harpsichord also does this
- Once both hands are playing, the music is in four-part counterpoint.
- The harpsichord plays in two-part counterpoint
- There are then four additional bars before the harpsichord left hand enters with the subject, which is then answered two bars later by the right hand.
- The subject (main theme first statement) in the solo violin is followed by an answer in the flute at a distance of two bars. We now have two-part imitation.
- The movement begins in fugal style. A fugue is a complicated piece which uses imitation almost throughout. This piece is not an actual fugue, but uses fugal characteristics (the opening four bars are a good example)
- The texture is polyphonic/contrapuntal (i.e. contains several independent melodic strands sounding together).
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