Area of Study 1: Instrumental Music 1700–1820
What's covered
Key facts
The movement is fugal (imitative) in texture.
Its 3rd movement is a concerto grosso, contrasting a small solo group with the full orchestra.
The harpsichord has an extended solo, unusual for the period.
The concertino (solo group) is flute, violin and harpsichord; the ripieno is the string orchestra.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is a Baroque work.
It uses sudden dynamic contrasts (sforzando, fp) for drama.
The first movement is in sonata form, opening with a slow Grave introduction.
It is in C minor, a dramatic, stormy key.
Beethoven's 'Pathétique' (Sonata No. 8, 1st movement) is a Classical piano sonata.
In a concerto grosso the concertino is the soloists and the ripieno is the full ensemble.
Sample questions
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What word describes the imitative texture typical of this Baroque concerto movement?
- ✓Fugal
- •Homophonic
- •Monophonic
- •Unison
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is from which musical period?
- ✓Baroque
- •Classical
- •Modern
- •Romantic
Beethoven's 'Pathétique' is what kind of work?
- •A Baroque concerto grosso
- ✓A Classical piano sonata
- •A film score
- •A modern pop ballad
What does a concerto grosso contrast against the full orchestra?
- •A brass section
- •A choir of singers
- •A single soloist
- ✓A small solo group
Which instruments form the concertino (solo group) in Brandenburg 5?
- •Clarinet, oboe and bassoon
- ✓Flute, violin and harpsichord
- •Three trumpets together
- •Two cellos and an organ
In which key is the 'Pathétique' first movement?
- •A minor
- •C major
- ✓C minor
- •G major
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