Brandenburg Concerto - GCSE Music Set Work 4.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? MusicInstrumental Music (1700-1850)GCSEEdexcel Created by: LiviCreated on: 25-06-17 17:31 Brandenburg Concerto - Resources and Context Late Baroque Piece, concerto grosso Three Solo Instruments: Flute Violin Harpsichord Chamber Orchestra Virtuosic part for harpsichord Basso Continuo with figured bass 1 of 6 Brandenburg Concerto - Melody Based on triadic, scalic ideas Opening melody of section A = the subject Opening melody of section B = based on the subject but transposed to B minor Use of sequences Ornaments - Trills and Appoggiatura More ornamentation added by performer 2 of 6 Brandenburg Concerto - Harmony Simple, diatonic chords Mostly triads in root position or first inversion Dominant 7ths Some discord from the ornamentation Tonic and dominant pedals Perfect cadence to end each section 3 of 6 Brandenburg Concerto - Texture Monophonic in bars 1-2 and 233-234 Rest is contrapuntal Frequent use of imitation Section A is fugal Some tutti sections Canon (eg B193) 4 of 6 Brandenburg Concerto - Rhythm Tempo = Allegro Written in 2/4 Triplet quavers make it sound like 6/8 Gigue style Lots of triplets and dotted rhythms Semiquavers in the harpsichord 5 of 6 Brandenburg Concerto - Structure and Tonality Ternary Form (ABA) Section A: B1-78 Fugato D major with modulation to A major Section B: B79-232 Ritornello structure B minor with modulations to F# minor and A major Section A: B233-310 Fugato D major with modulations to A major 6 of 6
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