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Bach - Badinerie - ANALYSIS

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the key of Badinerie?

a)

B minor

b)

A Major

c)

F# minor

d)

D major

2.

Identify the key at the end of the section A

a)

Dominant minor

b)

Dominant Major

c)

Relative minor

d)

Relative Major

3.

Give the meaning of terraced dynamics

a)

Sudden changes in volume linked to texture

b)

Gradual changes in dynamics linked to pitch

c)

Changes in pitch linked to instrumentation

d)

Repetition of a musical idea at a different pitch

4.

Identify a bar that shows a melody ornamented with a trill

a)

8

b)

12

c)

17

d)

18

5.

Identify a bar that shows a melody ornamented with a trill

a)

10

b)

12

c)

17

d)

18

6.

Identify a bar that shows a melody ornamented with a trill

a)

5

b)

15

c)

17

d)

18

7.

Suggest an appropriate Italian term for the tempo of the extract

a)

Adagio

b)

Andante

c)

Allegro

d)

Ponticello

8.

Describe the musical texture used

a)

Homophonic

b)

Monophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Antophonic

9.

Identify the compositional device used in bars 6-2 to 10-1

a)

Sequence

b)

Trill

c)

Cadence

d)

Acciaccatura

10.

Identify a musical difference that occurs between bars 2-4 and 10-12

a)

Higher in pitch

b)

Slower in tempo

c)

Louder in dynamic

d)

Thicker in texture

11.

Identify a musical difference that occurs between bars 2-4 and 10-12

a)

Final beats different

b)

Slower in tempo

c)

Louder in dynamic

d)

Thicker in texture

12.

Describe the metre

a)

Compound duple

b)

Compound triple

c)

Louder in dynamic

d)

Simple duple

13.

Select an appropriate dynamic for section A

a)

Forte

b)

Fortissimo

c)

Pianissimo

d)

Piano

14.

Identify the structure of Badinerie

a)

Binary

b)

Ternary

c)

Rondo

d)

Ritournello

15.

Who composed Badinerie

a)

Bach

b)

Vivaldi

c)

Handel

d)

Mozart

16.

When was Badinerie composed

a)

1556

b)

1638

c)

1738

d)

1866

17.

Describe a musical feature of the A section

a)

Semiquaver rhythms

b)

Staccato notes

c)

Non functional harmony

d)

Monophonic

18.

Describe a musical feature of the A section

a)

sequences

b)

Staccato notes

c)

Non-functional harmony

d)

Monophonic

19.

Identify two instruments that play the Basso Continuo

a)

Violoncello

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Flute

d)

Viola

20.

Identify the period of music in which Badinerie was composed

a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Classical

d)

Romantic

21.

Identify two instruments in section A that play the melody

a)

Violin

b)

Flute

c)

Viola

d)

Violoncello

22.

Identify an instrument in section A that moves in broken chords

a)

Vilon

b)

Flute

c)

Viola

d)

Sackbut

23.

Identify an instrument in section A that moves in broken chords

a)

Violon

b)

Cornetti

c)

Viola

d)

Cello

24.

Identify a bar in section A where an accidental is seen

a)

3

b)

17

c)

25

d)

42

25.

Identify the accidental in section A bar 3

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

d)

Anacrusis

26.

A perfect cadence is?

a)

V - I

b)

I - V

c)

ii - V

d)

IV - I

27.

Identify the location of a perfect cadence in section A

a)

3(2) - 4(1)

b)

4(2) - 5(1)

c)

5(1) - 5(2)

d)

6(1) - 6(2)

28.

An imperfect cadence is?

a)

V - I

b)

ii - V

c)

ii - VI

d)

IV - I

29.

Where is there an imperfect cadence in section A

a)

9(2) - 10(1)

b)

15(1) - 15(2)

c)

14(1) - 24(2)

d)

35(2) - 36(2)

30.

The first 10 notes of the melody in section A outline a chord. What is it?

a)

B minor

b)

F# minor

c)

A Major

d)

D Major

31.

Identify the interval between the two quavers in Viola bar 2

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

Octave

32.

Identify the key that the piece modulates to in section A bar 8

a)

D Major

b)

F# minor

c)

A Major

d)

B minor

33.

Identify the cadence in Bars 3(2) - 4(1)

a)

Perfect

b)

Imperfect

c)

Plagal

d)

Interrupted

34.

Give the bar number where the viola plays a higher pitch than the second violin

a)

6

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

35.

Give a bar number where there is a dominant 7th chord

a)

3

b)

5

c)

12

d)

14

36.

Identify a bar with a first inversion chord in Section A

a)

1

b)

4

c)

12

d)

14

37.

Identify the key at the start of Section B

a)

F# minor

b)

B minor

c)

A Major

d)

D Major

38.

Identify the 3 keys used during Section B

a)

F minor

b)

E Minor

c)

G Major

d)

D Major

39.

What is the Italian term for the ornament used in bar 33

a)

Appoggiatura

b)

Acciaccatura

c)

Mordent

d)

Inverted mordent

40.

Describe the musical texture used in Section B

a)

Antiphonic

b)

Monophonic

c)

Heterophonic

d)

Homophonic

41.

Identify the rhythmic values used at the end of bar 33

a)

Demisemiquaver

b)

Hemidemisemiquaver

c)

Semiquaver

d)

Quaver

42.

Identify a perfect cadence in section B

a)

23(2) - 24(1)

b)

14(2) - 15(3)

c)

3(2) - 4(2)

d)

12(1) - 14(3)

43.

How many different versions of X are there

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

44.

How many different versions of Y are there

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

45.

Identify a pair of instruments that share a motif in Section B

a)

Violin and Cello

b)

Flute and Cello

c)

Violin and Flute

d)

Flute and Viola

46.

Identify a bar in Section B where there is conjunct movement in the viola part

a)

23

b)

15

c)

9

d)

20

47.

Identify a bar in Section B where there is conjunct movement in the viola part

a)

27

b)

15

c)

7

d)

20

48.

Identify a two octave leap in section B

a)

28

b)

13

c)

4

d)

41

49.

Describe the movement of the Cello in Bar 30 - 31

a)

Descending arpeggio

b)

Ascending scale

c)

Double stopped

d)

Ascending arpeggio

50.

Describe the use of rhythm in section B

a)

Mostly quavers and semiquavers

b)

Mostly crotchets and quavers

c)

Mostly triplet figures

d)

Mostly minims and semibreves

51.

How does the key at the start of Section B relate to the key of the work as a whole?

a)

Dominant minor

b)

Dominant Major

c)

Relative minor

d)

Relative Major

52.

Identify the interval between the two notes played by Violin 2 in bar 21

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

Octave

53.

Identify the interval between the first two notes played by Viola in bar 20

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

Octave