badinerie basics

who composed badinerie

Johann Sebastian Bach

when was Bach alive from

1685-1750

what type of composer was Bach + what nationality was he

- a Baroque composer

- German

when was badinerie composed from

1738-39

where is badinerie from

it is the last of 7 movements from a larger piece called Orchestral Suite No.2

what form is badinerie written in

binary form (AB) with each section repeated once (AABB)

how long is section A

16 bars

how long is section B

24 bars

why could section B be longer than section A

because it is more developed

dynamics of badinerie

- mostly forte throughout

- on some recordings there are terraced dynamics

• very few dynamic markings on score (typical of period)

what time is badinerie written in

simple duple time (2/4) (SDT)

how many beats does badinerie have per bar

2 crotchet

rhythm

- uses Ostinato rhythms which form the basis of 2 short musical deas (motif X and Y)

- consists almost totally of Quavers and Semi-Quavers

tempo

- allegro (quick, lively, bright)

- not marked on score

texture

homophonic - melody and accompaniment

what instruments provide the main musical material

flute and cello

what instrument participates occasionally

1st violin

what do the 2nd violin and viola provide

harmony, with less busy musical lines

what is the instrumentation of badinerie

(transverse) flute, string orchestra and harspichord (basso continuo)

how many parts does the score have and what are these

5 parts:

- flute

- violin 1

- violin 2

- viola

- cello

what does the harpsichord play in the piece

- read from the cello line + play the notes with their left hand

- whilst filling in the chords with their right hand

harmony

- DIATIONIC

• IMPERFECT and PERFECT cadences throughout

- chords often occur in INVERSION

• occasional use of V7 chords in 3rd inversion

- a NEAPOLITAN sixth chord in bar 35

- SUSPENSIONS in 8.1, 10.1, 32.1

(DIPIVNS)

• section A modulates from tonic → dominant minor, section B does opposite

what cadences occur throughout the piece

imperfect and perfect cadences

what do both sections end with

a perfect cadence

what is badinerie based on

2 musical motifs - X and Y

what do both motif X and Y begin with

an anacrusis

what type of movement does motif X have and what type of movement does motify Y have

- motif X -> entirely disjunct

- motif Y -> disjunct + conjunct

what typical ornaments and compositional devices of the period are used

- trills

- appoggiaturas

- sequences

what does section A begin with and what does it modulate to

(BAF sharp)

- begins in B minor (tonic)

- modulates to A major at 6.2

- modulates to F sharp minor at 8.2

• ends in F sharp minor (dominant minor)

what does section B modulate to

- begins in F sharp minor (dominant minor)

- modulates to E minor 18.2

- modulates to D major 20.2

- modulates to G maj 24.2

- modulates to D maj 26.2

- modulates to B minor bar 30.2 (tonic)

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what octave range does the flute part have

2 octave pitch range

articulation

- some Slurs in flute part

- articulation reliant on flute player's Technique e.g need to breathe

- strings generally performed Staccato due to the speed

(STS)