AQA A-Level Music: Bach Violin Concerto in A minor

The first movement of Bach's Violin Concerto begins in the key of..?

• A minor

• C major

• E minor

Which of the following is a common feature of the rhythm in the first movement?

• Long passages of semiquavers

• Long passages of triplets

• Hemiola

How would you describe the structure of movement 1 and 3 of Bach's Violin Concerto?

• Rondo form

• Arch form

• Ritornello form

• Ternary form

The only significant modulations in Bach's Violin Concerto are to the keys of...

• C major and E minor

• C major and F# major

• E minor and G major

Which of the following harmonic devices can be heard frequently throughout Bach's Violin Concerto?

• Pedal

• Circle of fifths

• Diminiution

The time signature of movement 3 of Bach's violin Concerto is..?

• 6/8

• 3/4

• 9/8

Which of the following intervals is used frequently in melodic motifs of the first movement (also happens to be the interval between the first two notes)?

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

Which of the following ornaments is most frequently heard in Bach's Violin Concerto?

• Turn

• Acciaccatura

• Trill

Which of the following rhythmic features helps Bach to avoid having cadences at obvious points?

• Triplets

• Tied notes over the bar

• Cross rhythms

The solo violin melody in movement 2 has a range of...

• 1 octave

• 2 octaves

• 3 octaves