BACH ANSWERS

1. Inherited 3 movement structure fast-slow-fast and ritornello form

from Vivaldi, but Bach has closer motivic relationship between
ritornelli and episodes (therefore more structurally intergrated)
and Bach tends to disguise or dovetail the beginnings of ritornelli
as opposed to more clear cut sections in Vivaldi
2. Antiphonal
3. Fortspinnung
4. Phrygian
5. Homophonic melody and accompaniment
6. Four part counterpoint
7. Each part starts phrase on a different beat of the bar, creating
cross-phrasing
8. Circle of 5ths
9. Interrupted
10. Dim 7th
11. E minor (with a Tierce)
12.A minor
13.C major, F major
14. 3 motifs rising 4th, 3 note motif with lower auxiliary marked y in
AQA notes and 3 note stepwise ascending motif marked x in AQA
notes. Be prepared to mark these in anywhere! Shows Bachs use of
integrated motifs!
15. Rhythmically syncopated using demi semiquavers
16.D minor, C minor, C major
17. There is an overlap between episode and ritornello before the solo
joins in to double ripieno vln I as is customary
18. G major
19. E minor
20. Second episode in longer, there is more interplay between
solo and ripieno, wider key movt esp to flatter side of key
spectrum
21. Decorated inner pedal
22. Heterophonic
23. Circle of 5ths
24. D minor
25. F major, G minor, D minor, C major
26. Polarised 2 part counterpoint in high tessitura and bass
line
27. Suspension
28. Bar 123
29. Starts off a third apart, then gradually moves in contrary
motion to end four octaves apart
30. F minor
31. Dim 7th
32. Like the start of the second ritornello, the solo part again overlaps
from the previous episode disguising the start of the ritornello