Bach's 'Badinerie'

Question 1

What is a transverse flute?

Answer 1

A flute that is played horizontally

Question 2

What is a harpsichord?

Answer 2

An early piano, it had little dynamic potential and plucked strings instead of hitting them with a hammer

Question 3

What is the Allegro tempo signature?

Answer 3

Fast

Question 4

What is Terraced dynamics?

Answer 4

Dynamics that were very rigid, either loud or quiet

Question 5

What is binary form?

Answer 5

Music with 2 sections, A and B

Question 6

What is the tonic key?

Answer 6

The main key of the piece

Question 7

What is the dominant key?

Answer 7

The fifth chord of the tonic key

Question 8

What is a Neapolitan 6th?

Answer 8

A flat second chord

Question 9

What is an ostinato?

Answer 9

A repeated rhythm or melody

Question 10

What does homophonic mean?

Answer 10

Melody and accompaniment

Question 11

What is the 2/4 time signature called?

Answer 11

Simple duple time

Question 12

What is a modulation?

Answer 12

A change of key

Question 13

What are all the keys used in section A?

Question 14

What are all the keys in section B?

Question 15

What were the dates and key features of the Baroque period?

Answer 15

1600-1750
Harpsichord
Terraced dynamics
Ornamentation
Small orchestra

Question 16

What is a sequence?

Answer 16

A melody repeated at a higher or lower pitch

Question 17

What is an appoggiatura?

Answer 17

A ‘leaning’ note

Question 18

What is a demisemiquaver?

Answer 18

An 8th note

Question 19

What is a suspension?

Answer 19

When a note in a chord stays the same and the rest change to a new harmony. Used to create tension in the piece.