Bach- Badinerie Flashcards
(29 cards)
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Musical Era
Baroque
Composition Date
1738-1739
Instrumentation
(Transverse) Flute
String Orchestra
Harpsichord (Basso Continuo)
Tempo
Allegro
Dynamics
Mostly forte, but can be played with terraced dynamics
Form and Structure
Binary Form: AABB
Section A: Bars 0”2 - 16”1
Section B: Bars 16”2 - 40”1
Tonality
Section A: Begins in B minor and moves through A major to end in F# minor
Section B: Begins in F# minor, travels through E minor, D major, and G major, and ends in B minor
Harmony
Diatonic throughout.
Chords frequently occur in inversion. Suspensions also used
Melody and Pitch
Two musical ideas: X and Y that moves around 2 octave pitch range. Both begin with anacrusis
X: entirely disjunct, moving around arpeggio
Y: combines conjunct and disjunct movement
Ornaments
Trills: Bars 8”1, 10”1, 15”2, 27”2, 30”1, 32”1
Appoggiaturas: Bars 33”1 and 40”1
Sequences: Bars 6”2-10”1, bars 28”3-32”1
Rhythm and Metre
Time signature: 2/4
Simple ostinato rhythms consisting mostly of quavers and semi-quavers
Texture
Homophonic (melody and accompaniment)
Main melody= flute
Bass line= cello
1st violin partially participates in main melody
2nd violin and viola provide harmony
Locations of perfect cadences in Section A
3”2 - 4”1
7”1 - 8”1
11”2 - 12”2
15”2 - 16”1
Location of perfect cadences in Section B
19”2 - 20”1
23”2 - 24”1
27”2 - 28”1
30”2 - 32”1
37”2 - 38”1
39”2 - 40”1
Location of imperfect cadences in Section A
9”1-10”1
Location of imperfect cadences in Section B
20”2 - 22”1
29”1 - 30”1
35”1 - 36”1
Appoggiatura
An added note that shares some of the note value of the main note. Written as grace note without line struck through
Badinerie
A type of quick, light movement in a suite
Basso continuo
Partially improvised accompaniment played above bass line. Notated as figured bass, usually by keyboard instrument.
Chord inversion
Describes relationship of lowest note to other notes in chord.
Neapolitan chord
Major chord built on flattened supertonic of key. Commonly occurs in 1st inversion
Location of Neapolitan chord
Bar 35, as C/E
Sequence
Repetition of motif at higher or lower pitch in the same voice
