gcse music badinerie

johann sebastian bach

baroque

1685-1750

1738-39 (7 movements, last is badinerie)

flute, string orchestra, harpsichord (basso continuo)

allegro

mostly forte including use of terraced dynamics

binary form with each section repeated once (aabb)

section a begins in b minor, ends in f sharp minor; section b does opposite

diatonic, imperfect and perfect cadences throughout

with inversions

tonic to dominant minor

bar 35

based on 2 short musical ideas x and y

trills, appoggiaturas, compositional device of sequences

simple ostinato rhythms

mostly quavers and semi quavers

2/4

homophonic, flute and cello provide main material

participates occasionally

viola provide harmony

sixteen bars

the movement played by flute

b minor arpeggio with quaver and semi quaver rhythm

still on the flute

semiquaver figure of arpeggios and conjunct movement

played by flute

by cellos in slightly modified way, a major

cellos more modified, f sharp minor

in flute part with modified ending

presenting main melodic material

and modifies motif y ending in f sharp minor

24 bars

by flute in f sharp minor

to e minor played by cellos and flutes, inverted

the flute moving to d major

flute with modified ending

flute continues melodic material, d major

cellos in a modified version

cellos again modified, returns to b minor

musical conversation between flute and first violin

flute part with modified start

divided between cello and flute, inverted

tonic key, by cellos with further modified version on motif x

added note one step higher or lower than the main note

1600-1750

figured bass, partially improvised accomp played above bassline usually by keyboard instrument

relationship of its lowest note to the other notes in the chord

major chord built on flattened supertonic of key - bar 35

repetition of motif at different pitch in same voice or instrument