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Baroque Era Required Works
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- 1Where is this passage from?Vivaldi, "Spring," 1st mvt
- 2What is the poetic image?Spring has arrived
- 3What is the musical depiction?Spirited rhythmic figures, bright character, celebratory dance-like quality
- 4Where is this passage from?Vivaldi, "Spring," 1st mvt
- 5What is the poetic image?The birds celebrate with festive song
- 6What is the musical depiction?High-pitched trills, repeated note figures
- 7Where is this passage from?Vivaldi, "Spring," 1st mvt
- 8What is the poetic image?Murmuring streams are caressed by gentle breezes
- 9What is the musical depictionViolins play a rapid undulating figure
- 10Where is this passage from?Vivaldi, "Spring," 1st mvt
- 11What is the poetic image?Storm clouds darken the sky, bringing thunder and lightning
- 12What is the musical depiction?Tremolando passages (quick repetition of notes) played by the violins evoke thunder, rising thirty-second note scales suggest lightning
- 13Where is this passage from?Vivaldi, "Spring," 2nd mvt
- 14What is the poetic image?The goatherd sleeps in a meadow beside his dog; the leaves rustle gently
- 15What is the musical depiction?The solo violin's languorous melody depicts the sleeping goatherd; the violin's dotted-note figure in parallel thirds suggest the rustling leaves; the viola ostinato represents the barking dog
- 16Where is this passage from?Vivaldi, "Spring," 3rd mvt
- 17What is the poetic image?Nymphs and shepherds dance to the sound of rustic bagpipes
- 18What is the musical depiction?The bass pedal point suggests the drone of bagpipes while the lifting compound meter creates a dance-like character
- 19Where is this passage from?Bach, Prelude in Bb Major, BWV 866
- 20This section ends in what key?F major (dominant key) and immediately proceeds to the next section
- 21Where is this passage from?Bach, Prelude in Bb Major, BWV 866
- 22What are some characteristics of this section?Requires virtuosity throughout, improvisatory style contrasts with the controlled order demonstrated in the fugue that follows, rapid cadenza-like runs
- 23Where is this passage from?Bach, Fugue in Bb Major, BWV 866
- 24Where is this passage from?Bach, Fugue in Bb Major, BWV 866
- 25Where is this passage from?Bach, Fugue in Bb Major, BWV 866
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- Grade 12 Music Flashcards on Baroque Era Required Works, created by Jean Zhang on 10/08/2021.
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