gcse music badinerie

composer (badinerie)

johann sebastian bach

era (badinerie)

baroque

bach dates

1685-1750

composition date (badinerie)

1738-39 (7 movements, last is badinerie)

instrumentation (badinerie)

flute, string orchestra, harpsichord (basso continuo)

tempo (badinerie)

allegro

dynamics (badinerie)

mostly forte including use of terraced dynamics

form and structure (badinerie)

binary form with each section repeated once (aabb)

tonality (badinerie)

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

harmony (badinerie)

diatonic, imperfect and perfect cadences throughout

chords frequently used (badinerie)

with inversions

section a modulates from

tonic to dominant minor

neapolitan 6th chord

bar 35

melody and pitch (badinerie)

based on 2 short musical ideas x and y

ornamentation (badinerie)

trills, appoggiaturas, compositional device of sequences

rhythm and metre (badinerie)

simple ostinato rhythms

note length (badinerie)

mostly quavers and semi quavers

time signature (badinerie)

2/4

texture (badinerie)

homophonic, flute and cello provide main material

first violin

participates occasionally

second violin and

viola provide harmony

section a length

sixteen bars

motif x opens

the movement played by flute

motif x descending

b minor arpeggio with quaver and semi quaver rhythm

motif y

still on the flute

motif y ascending

semiquaver figure of arpeggios and conjunct movement

motif x returns

played by flute

motif x again presented

by cellos in slightly modified way, a major

motif x remains with

cellos more modified, f sharp minor

motif y returns

in flute part with modified ending

flute continues

presenting main melodic material

flute extends

and modifies motif y ending in f sharp minor

section b length

24 bars

motif x (b) stated

by flute in f sharp minor

motif x (b) modified and moves

to e minor played by cellos and flutes, inverted

motif x (b) back in

the flute moving to d major

motif y (b) in the

flute with modified ending

transposed motif y (b)

flute continues melodic material, d major

motif x (b) presented by

cellos in a modified version

motif x (b) remains with

cellos again modified, returns to b minor

motif x (b) developed further into

musical conversation between flute and first violin

motif y (b) return in

flute part with modified start

motif x (b) modified again

divided between cello and flute, inverted

close of section b

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

appoggiatura

added note one step higher or lower than the main note

baroque era

1600-1750

basso continuo

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

inversion

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

neapolitan chord

major chord built on flattened supertonic of key - bar 35

sequence

repetition of motif at different pitch in same voice or instrument