BACH'S BRANDENBURG CONCERTO 4 PART 2 (ANALYSIS)

Suspension

• Compositional technique in which a note from a chord is held over (or repeated) in the following chord, creating a brief dissonance with the bass. The held note then falls to a note belonging to the second chord.

• Compositional technique in which the 12 chromatic pitches are organized as a sequence of perfect fifths.

• Compositional technique that consists of the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice.

• Rhythmic device used as a compositional technique that gives the impression of the music speeding up.

Hemiola

• Compositional technique in which a note from a chord is held over (or repeated) in the following chord, creating a brief dissonance with the bass. The held note then falls to a note belonging to the second chord.

• Compositional technique in which the 12 chromatic pitches are organized as a sequence of perfect fifths.

• Compositional technique that consists of the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice.

• Rhythmic device used as a compositional technique that gives the impression of the music speeding up.

Circle of fifths

• Compositional technique in which a note from a chord is held over (or repeated) in the following chord, creating a brief dissonance with the bass. The held note then falls to a note belonging to the second chord.

• Compositional technique in which the 12 chromatic pitches are organized as a sequence of perfect fifths.

• Compositional technique that consists of the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice.

• Rhythmic device used as a compositional technique that gives the impression of the music speeding up.

Imitation

• Compositional technique in which a note from a chord is held over (or repeated) in the following chord, creating a brief dissonance with the bass. The held note then falls to a note belonging to the second chord.

• Compositional technique in which the 12 chromatic pitches are organized as a sequence of perfect fifths.

• Compositional technique that consists of the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice.

• Rhythmic device used as a compositional technique that gives the impression of the music speeding up.

Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 4, first movement is structured in

• ternary form

  ABA

• variation form

  A, A1, A2, A3...

• rondo form

  ABACADA...

• ritornello form

  alternation of ripieno and concertino.

Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 4, second movement is structured in

• ternary form

  ABA

• A B C B1 C1

• variation form

  A, A1, A2, A3...

• rondo form

  ABACADA...

Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 4, third movement is structured in

• ternary form

  ABA

• A B C B1 C1

• fugal form amalgamated with ritornello form.

• rondo form

  ABACADA...

The tonality (key) of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 4, movement 1 is

• G major

• E minor

• D major

• C major

The tonality (key) of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 4, movement 2 is

• G major

• E minor

• D major

• C major

The tonality (key) of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 4, movement 3 is

• G major

• E minor

• D major

• C major