Bach - Brandenburg Concerto 4 m1

Question 0

What is a concerto grosso?

Answer 0

A ‘fat’ concerto: A concerto with more than one solo instrument

Question 1

What is the instrumentation?

Answer 1

Typical of a concerto grosso:
Solo violin + 2 flutes (recorders) = Concertino
V1 + V2 + Viola = Ripieno
Cello + Bass + Harpsichord = Continuo

Question 2

What is the form?

Answer 2

Ritornello Form (little return) with new sections defined by tonality

Question 3

What is the tonality like in the episodes?

Answer 3

More fluid

Question 4

How does the shortened ritornello always end?

Answer 4

15 bar ending passage of original (though often transposed)

Question 5

Outline the Form and Tonality

Answer 5

1-83: Ritornello, G
83-137: Episode, modulates to D at 103
137-157: Short Ritornello, Em
157-209: Episode, Use of Am at 185
209-235: Shortened Ritornello, C
235-323: Episode, Ends in Bm
323-345: Shortened Ritornello, Bm
345-427: Ritornello, G

Question 6

Typically Baroque Harmony Point?

Answer 6

Functional harmony with Regular Perfect Cadences

Question 7

How is the harmonic rhythm varied?

Answer 7

Faster towards cadences

Question 8

What is harmonic rhythm?

Answer 8

The rate of chordal change

Question 9

Where is there use of suspension?

Answer 9

7-6 suspension in bar 36-37 flutes

Question 10

Where is there an inverted dominant pedal in the flute part?

Answer 10

139-142

Question 11

What is in the Ripieno Bars 211-221?

Answer 11

Inner dominant pedal

Question 12

Where is there a Neapolitan 6th?

Answer 12

Bar 151, Fm first inversion in Em passage

Question 13

What is a Neapolitan 6th?

Answer 13

The first inversion of the flattened supertonic

Question 14

Where are bars where there is a circle of fifths over a slow harmonic rhythm?

Answer 14

Bars 196-205

Question 15

Where are bars with a circle of fifths over faster harmonic rhythm?

Answer 15

Bars 231-232

Question 16

Example of passing note

Answer 16

Bar 3 flutes

Question 17

Where are there auxilary notes?

Answer 17

Bar 39 Flutes

Question 18

Give an exmaple of an anticipation

Answer 18

Bar 426 final G in solo violin, Fl1, V1

Question 19

Where is there a pivot chord?

Answer 19

Bar 14: Em is 6th in G but 2 in D, followed by A (dom of D)

Question 20

How is the solo violin writing virtuosic?

Answer 20

Demi-semiquavers 187-208, double stopping 217-228, 3 octave range

Question 21

How about the melody?

Answer 21

Use of sequences solo v 14-22
Use of Broken chords solo v 18-24
Scalic passages 187-208

Question 22

What technique is applied to basic intial motifs?

Answer 22

Fortspinnung (forward-spinning)

Question 23

An example of syncopation

Answer 23

Flutes 69-74

Question 24

What comes before cadences

Answer 24

Double hemiolas eg 79-82

Question 25

Is there a large textural variety?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

What is the predominant texture?

Answer 26

Polyphony/Counterpoint

Question 27

Where is monophony

Answer 27

Bars 83-89

Question 28

Find homophony

Answer 28

Bars 1-12

Question 29

Find antiphony

Answer 29

257-263 Solo Violin + Viola vs Violin1 + cello

Question 30

Where are parallel 3rds

Answer 30

Flutes Bars 69-75

Question 31

Where are there parallel 6ths?

Answer 31

Double stopping solo violin Bar 217-228

Question 32

Where is there imitation

Answer 32

Flutes 171-175

Question 33

Where is close imitation

Answer 33

235-239 Solo Violin + V1,2 one quaver apart