Badinerie

Question 1

Who is the composer of badinerie?

Answer 1

J S Bach

Question 2

Which key does the A section end in ?

Answer 2

F# minor

Question 3

In which bar is a Neapolitan 6th found

Answer 3

35

Question 4

Describe a Neapolitan 6th chord

Answer 4

Chord lib with the root flattened

Question 5

Which section opens with an Anacrusis?

Answer 5

Both sections

Question 6

What woodwind instrument was NOT around in the Baroque period?

Answer 6

Clarinet

Question 7

The flute is called a transverse flute. What does the word transverse mean.

Answer 7

Held to the side

Question 8

Which 2 instruments play the basso continuo part?

Answer 8

Cello and harpsichord

Question 9

Which clef does the viola use?

Answer 9

Alto

Question 10

Which ornament features in Badineire?

Answer 10

Trill

Question 11

Which cadence is used at the end of both sections?

Answer 11

Perfect

Question 12

Which is the most appropriate tempo making for the work?

Answer 12

Allegro

Question 13

Which string instrument shares most of the melodic writing with the flute?

Answer 13

Cello

Question 14

Describe a 6/3 chord

Answer 14

A chord with the middle note (3rd) in the bass

Question 15

Which rhythmic feature is seen at the beginning of the work?

Answer 15

Anacrusis

Question 16

What are the strings playing in the opening 2 bars?

Answer 16

Homophonic quaver chords followed by a quaver rest

Question 17

What dance has a slow tempo in triple time emphasising beat 2?

Answer 17

Sarabande

Question 18

Which major key has a key signature of 2 #’s?

Answer 18

D

Question 19

Which key is the relative major of F#minor?

Answer 19

A

Question 20

What is the time signature of badinerie?

Answer 20

2/4

Question 21

In the B section, what is the order of the key visited?

Answer 21

F# minor, E minor, D major, B minor

Question 22

What is the large scale of work it is taken from?

Answer 22

Orchestral suite no 2

Question 23

What are the years of composition?

Answer 23

1738-39

Question 24

What is the tonic key?

Answer 24

B minor

Question 25

Musical device used at the opening?

Answer 25

Anacrusis

Question 26

What is the structure?

Answer 26

Binary

Question 27

What is the key the A section ends in?

Answer 27

F# minor

Question 28

What do we call the cello/keyboard part?

Answer 28

Basso continuo

Question 29

What is the rule for flats?

Answer 29

The penultimate flat is the key

Question 30

What is the rule for sharps?

Answer 30

Up one letter from the last sharps

Question 31

Which key is the relative major of F#minor

Answer 31

A

Question 32

What is the technical name for starting on beat 2 of the bar

Answer 32

Anacrusis

Question 33

The first 10 notes of the melody in Badinerie outline a chord. Give the name of the chord

Answer 33

B minor

Question 34

State the name of the performance technique used by the string instruments in Badinerie

Answer 34

Arco

Question 35

Which type of cadence is heard at the end of the y motif in Badinerie

Answer 35

Perfect

Question 36

Which major key has one sharp

Answer 36

G major

Question 37

Which major key has one sharp

Answer 37

G major

Question 38

The rule for flats is the penultimate flat is the name of the key. There is one key that doesn’t fit the rule because there is no penultimate flat. Which major key had only 1 flat?

Answer 38

F major