Badinerie Lesson 1 (11 questions)

Badinerie is a piece by..

• Amadeus Mozart

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Antonio Vivaldi

Answer explanation

JS Bach is the most famous Baroque composer of all times! Remember his name!

Tick all the CORRECT statements about Badinerie.

• It is in Binary Form (It has 2 sections, Section A and Section B)

• It has a slow tempo (Adagio)

• It's a piece of music written in the Baroque era

• It mainly has forte dynamics

• It's in a major key

Answer explanation

It is written in the B minor key. It has a fast tempo (allegro)

The soloist in 'Badinerie' is...

• A baroque clarinet

• A baroque flute

• A cello

• A violin

Badinerie features a Basso Continuo. The instruments of the Basso Continuo are a harpsichord and...

• a violin

• a viola

• a cello

• a Baroque flute

Answer explanation

Basso Continuo features a chord instrument (harspischord or lute) and a bass instrument (cello or double bass)

Baroque flutes are wooden and played sideways.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

They are played like flutes of today (sideways) but they are made from wood and have less keys!

Badinerie was composed by

(a)  

Badinerie has two sections, Section A and Section B. It is written in...

(a)  

Answer explanation

Binary form is AABB. When A returns (ABA) that's Ternary form

The texture of Badinerie is homophonic. More specifically is melody and...

(a)  

The piece is written for a Baroque flute, a string orchestra and a basso

(a)  

The tempo of the piece is 'allegro' which means...

(a)