Music - Badinerie

who was the composer of Badinerie

Johann Sebastian Bach ( German Composer)

when was Badinerie composed

1738 - 1739

what is the instrumentation of badinerie

(Transverse) Flute, string orchestra and harpsicord ( Basso Continuo)

What is the tempo of Badinerie

Allegro - not marked score

what are the dynamics

mostly forte and terraced dynamics which is sudden shifts in volume

what is the form and structure

• Binary from AB with each section repeated twice (AABB)

• section A - 16 bars

• section B - 24 bars

Name me the difference between section A and B

Section A - 16 bars

Section B - 24 bars

Describe the tonality

Section A begins in B minor and ends with F sharp minor and then section B does the opposite

Describe the harmoy

• Diatonic throughout

• Neapolitan sixth chord is used in bar 35

• suspensions are in bar 8 , 10 , 32

What is the melody

• two short musical ideas ( X and Y )

what is the pitch in badinerie

flute part is over a two octave range

what are the sequences within badinerie

_{6-10 and 28-32}

what is the rhythm

• simple ostinato rhythms forming two short musical ideas - X and Y

• mostly everything is made up of quavers and semi-quavers

what is the metre of the piece

time signature is 2/4 throughout

what is the texture of the piece

homophonic - flute and the cello provide the main musical material

what bar is the Neapolitan chord used

bar 35

what is basso continuo

Basso continuo is a form of musical accompaniment used in the Baroque period. It means 'continuous bass'. It is played by a bass instrument such as a cello or bassoon, and a harmony instrument such as a harpsichord or organ. The bass instrument plays the bass line, while the harmony instrument improvises chords based on the figured bass notation.

what is terraced dynamics

the volume levels shifts suddenly