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Brandenburg Concerto - Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto - Period
1720s
Brandenburg Concerto - Overall structure
Da capo - Ternary (could be ritornello)
Brandenburg Concerto - Concertino/Solo instruments
Flute
Brandenburg Concerto - Ripieno instruments
Violin
Brandenburg Concerto - Basso Continuo instruments
Harpsichord with figured bass
Brandenburg Concerto - A section structure
Fugato (with counterpoint)
Brandenburg Concerto - B section structure
Ritornello
Brandenburg Concerto - Key of A sections
D major
Brandenburg Concerto - Key of B section
B minor
Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the A section
Imitation
Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the B section
Ritornelli
Brandenburg Concerto - Tempo
Allegro (lively)
Brandenburg Concerto - Time signature
2/4 (use of triplets seems like 6/8)
Brandenburg Concerto - Texture
Contrapuntal
Brandenburg Concerto - Where does the texture change and to what?
Cadenzas
Brandenburg Concerto - How is the fugue closed?
Stretto (tightening)
Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dynamics
Terraced dynamics through texture
Brandenburg Concerto - Examples of ornamentation
Acciaccatura
Brandenburg Concerto - Type of harmony
Functional harmony
Brandenburg Concerto - Type of chords used
Diatonic chords in root position and first inversion
Brandenburg Concerto - Harmonic devices used
Pedal
Brandenburg Concerto - Type of cadence used at end of each section
Perfect cadence
Brandenburg Concerto - Order of soloists in B section
Flute
Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dance the music is based off
Gigue
Brandenburg Concerto - Type of concerto
Concerto Grosso
Brandenburg Concerto - Rhythmic features
Limited syncopation
Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic description
Conjunct
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Date of composition
1798
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Instrument
Fortepiano
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Meaning of 'pathétique'
Passionate
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Structure
Extended Sonata Form Grave introduction Exposition subject 1 Transition Exposition subject 2 (theme 1
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Key of piece
C minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Introduction Key
C minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Exposition Subject 1 Key
C minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Exposition transition keys
Ab major
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Exposition Subject 2 Theme 1 Key
Eb minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Exposition Subject 2 Theme 2 Key
Eb major
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Exposition Subject 2 Theme 3 Key
Eb major
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Codetta key
Eb major
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Development Section 1 Key
G minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Development Section 2 Key
E minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Recapitulation Subject 1 Key
C minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Recapitulation Subject 2 Key
F minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Coda Key
C minor
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Examples of virtuosic piano
Long scalic descents
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Type of chords
Chromatic
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Harmonic devices
Tonic pedal (prepares for different key)
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Overall texture
Melody Dominated Homophony
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Baroque element used in Theme 2/3 of exposition
Alberti Bass
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Ways in which contrast is achieved
Dynamics
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Melodic description
Chromatic
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Introduction tempo
Grave
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Introduction metre
4/4
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Main piece tempo
Allegro di molto con brio (Quickly
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Main piece metre
2/2
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Interesting rhythmic points
Short note lengths
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Theme 1 (Bar 1) description
Short intense melodic statement
Sonata 'Pathétique' - Theme 2 (Bar 11) description
Rising rocket theme
Music for a while - Composer
Henry Purcell
Music for a while - Year of composition
1692
Music for a while - Type of music
Incidental music (part of a play)
Music for a while - Instruments used
Solo voice
Music for a while - Structure
Ternary
Music for a while - Bass feature
Ground Bass / Basso Ostinato
Music for a while - Ground bass description
3 bars based on a 4-note sequence
Music for a while - Key
A minor with ambiguity in bass
Music for a while - Modulations during B-section
E minor
Music for a while - Harmonic features
Perfect cadences to modulate
Music for a while - Texture
Melody Dominated Homophony
Music for a while - Time signature
4/4
Music for a while - Tempo
Adagio
Music for a while - Points of rhythmic interest
Rests in bar 7
Music for a while - How does the returned A section differ to the first A section?
Added ornamentation
Music for a while - Vocal melody description
Conjunct with some leaps
Music for a while - Range of the vocal melody
9th
Music for a while - Ornaments used
Mordents
Music for a while - Which lyrics are melismatic?
wondering and eternal
Music for a while - Word-painting of raising from the dead
Rising chromaticism and eerie angular outline of ground bass
Music for a while - Word-painting on word 'pain'
Suspension (creates a clash)
Music for a while - Word-painting on word 'eas'd'
Resolution of suspension
Music for a while - Word painting of 'free the dead'
Ascending phrase in major key of G
Music for a while - Word painting of 'drop'
Off-beat descending quavers
Music for a while - Rhythm of the ground bass
Semiquavers (walking)
Music for a while - Main rhythms of vocals
Quavers and semiquavers
Music for a while - Rhythmic features of right-hand harpsichord
Tied notes and dotted rhythms
Music for a while - Dynamic and expression markings
None
Music for a while - Example of contrapuntal texture
Bar 9 harpsichord against vocals (imitation)
Music for a while - Type of chords
Root position and First inversion
Music for a while - Example of false relation
Bar 9
Music for a while - What is tierce de picardie?
Major chord to finish minor piece
Killer Queen - Writer
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Killer Queen - Date of release
November 1974
Killer Queen - Structure
Introduction Verse 1 Chorus 1 Instrumental Verse 2 Chorus 2 Guitar solo 1 Guitar solo 2 Verse 3 Chorus 3 Outro
Killer Queen - Phrase structure of Chorus 1
5/3
Killer Queen - Phrase structure of Verses
4/5/3
Killer Queen - Phrase structure of Guitar solo
4/3//4/5/2
Killer Queen - Phrase structure of verse 3
1/1/1/3/1
Killer Queen - Phrase structure of chorus 3
5/4
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