One of the important musical formats of the Baroque Period (circa 1670 thru circa 1750) was the dance suite. The dance suite consisted of several short dance movements of varying tempos and meters. The most common sequence is as follows:
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Intermezzi (might contain 2 or more of the following short dances): Minuet, Bouree,
Polonaise, or Gavotte.
6. Gigue
It should be noted that there were many different dances that could be substituted throughout the suite. Dance forms were regional and went through phases of popularity just as social dances do today. Two commonly used forms not mentioned above include the Florane and the Passepied.
Although originally a practical work that was used for social dancing suites were sometimes written performed as concert literature. One example of the suite as concert literature is Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C-Major BVW 1066. Listen to then the entire piece (it makes great background music for studying) and answer the three questions that follow.
Video 1: I. Overture (Prelude)
Video 2: Courante, Gavotte 1, Gavotte 2, Florane
Video 3: Minuet 1, Minuet 2, Bouree 1, Bouree 2, Passepied 1, Passepied 2
1. Research and briefly define what the "BVW 1066" in the title means.
2. Define the following:
a. Prelude
b. Allemande
c. Courante
d. Sarabande
e. Minuet
f. Bouree
g. Polonaise
h. Gavotte
i. Gigue
3. What is a bass continuo and is there a complete one in this piece?
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1. It stands for Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis which is a catalog that organizes all of Bach's works.
ReplyDelete2a. a movement that introduces the theme such as fugue or suite or an introduction to an opera or oratorio
b. a movement in moderate tempo and duple or quadruple time
c. a movement in quick triple time or in 3/2 and 6/4 time
d. a movement in slow triple time with an accent on the second time
e. a slow movement in 3/4 time
f. a movement in quick duple time
g. a movement done in 3/4 time for a Polish dance
h. a tune for a French dance in moderately quick 4/4 time
i.a lively dance movement of triple rhythm and composed in a fugue style
3. It is a partially improvised part that is played on a bass line, there is a complete one in this piece.
-Alex
"BWV 1066"- BWV is the abbreviation for the Bach Wereke Verzeichns otherwise translated as the Bach Works Catalogue; It tells where a piece of music is located in the collection by giving a serial number.(1066)
ReplyDeletePrelude-music that comes before a fugue or an opera act
Allemande-a popular dance piece in a suite
Courante-dance in triple meter form
Sarabande-dance in triple meter;often containing ties at the end of each measure to emphasize a drag or slide move within the dance
Minuet-dance in 3/4 time, usually for two people
Bouree-quick,gliding double time dance
Polonaise-slow dance in 3/4
Gavotte-dance in quadruple time
Gigue- also known as Jig, lively final dance in a suite
Bass Continuo-the harmonic structure of the music; chords,intertvals and non chordal tones
Yes, this piece has a complete bass continuo, because there is always a harmony part being played.
Micheal
1.It was the "Bach Works Catalogue" Also "Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis" Which was the numbering system given to Bach's works.
ReplyDelete2.Define
a.A musical movement that introduced the theme and style of a peice.
b.A musical movement in moderate tempo
c.music in quick triple time or mixed times
d.music in slow triple time with accent on the second beat
e.slow graceful music in 3/4 time
f.music in quick duple time
g.music in moderate 3/4 time
h.music in moderate-fast 4/4 time
i.movement having compounded triple rhythm
3.A bass part written in full with numbers to show what chords to play. Yes
-Ben
1.Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
ReplyDelete2.a.Prelude is the beginning of the music.
b.Allemande is the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four
c.Courante is the second movement of the classcial suite
d.Sarabande is a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this kind of dance, in slow triple time, often incorporated into the classical suite
e.Minuet is a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite
f. Bouree is a piece of music in the 6-8 times?
g.Polonaise is a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance. The dance is a ceremonial marchlike dance in three-four time from Poland.
h.Gavotte is music composed in quadruple time for dancing it.
i.Gigue is a piece of music, usually in six-eight time and often fugal, incorporated into the classical suite
3.bass continuo is the lowest instrument. yes I think so.