Brandenburg

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how many brandenburg concertos did Bach write?
6
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What are all the Brandenburg Concertos examples of?
The concerto grosso
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The work features 2 groups playing both separately and together what are these groups called?
the concertino and ripieno
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What instruments are in the concertino?
flute, violin and harpsichord
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All Baroque music has what?- played by both harpsichord and low strings
basso continuo
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what are the 5 functions of the harpsichordist
soloist, part of continuo, realising figured bass, completing harmony and directing ensemble
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Baroque music has only one mood called?
The affection
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The mood of this piece is?
upbeat and uplifting
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describe the tempo and key
it has gigue like rhythms and is in D major to suit strings
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describe the texture
fugal and contrapuntal/ sometimes monophonic/homophonic
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the structure can be described as?
fugue and ternary
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give 3 examples of baroque musical devices
suspensions, sequences and pedals
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describe dynamics
they didn't have any instead they had terraced dynamics
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why was stretto used
to create tension and excitement
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in the opening fugal exposition when do the subject and answer enter
they enter alternately every 2 bars and end when the last entry has been made
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what is the music line played at the same time as the subject called?
countersubject
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What are all the Brandenburg Concertos examples of?

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The concerto grosso

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The work features 2 groups playing both separately and together what are these groups called?

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What instruments are in the concertino?

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All Baroque music has what?- played by both harpsichord and low strings

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