The Baroque Suite

Select all the statements that relate to the Baroque era

• An artistic movement that flourished in Europe in the 16-early18th centuries

• Its original meaning is 'misshapen pearl'

• Began with the creation of opera in Florence and ended with the death of J. S. Bach in 1750

• Responisble for the rise of 12 tone music

A Baroque Suite is:

• A core collection of binary form dances consisting of Allemand, Courante, Sarabande, and Gigue.

• A work for choir and orchestra

• A piece for tuba and piano

• A 17th century sweet

The Allemande:

• is normally the first dance in a suite

• is of German origin

• is in common time

• is in Binary form

• normally begins with an Anacrusis of 1 or 3 notes

The Courante

• Is in 2 styles: French and Italian

• Is slow

• Is moderate

The French courante:

• consists of an incessant flow of running passages

• is in three-two time

• changes to six-four in the final bar of each section

• is in three-four or three-eight

The Italian Courante

• is like a moto perpetuo with running passages

• is in triple time - mostly three-four or three-eight

• has rhythmic variety

A Sarabande

• is a slow Spanish dance

• is in triple metre - normally three-four or three-two

• often has an emphasis on the 2nd beat

The Gigue

• is a lively dance in six-eight or 12 eight

• normally the last movement of the suite

• is an elegant French dance

The Minuet

• is an elegant French dance in three-four

• begins on the first beat

• ABA form (each section being itself in Binary form)

The Gavotte

• is of French origin

• is in common time or a strong duple time

• begins on beat 2 when in cut common

• is slow