Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, 3rd movement
Style - Baroque Features (general features)
• Ornamented melody • Diatonic chords/harmony • Basso continuo (literally continuous bass – play chordal support with the bass line usually played by the cello) • Baroque orchestra – strings play the melody, a few woodwind, brass and timpani used. • Prevalence of one mood or ‘affection’ • Terraced dynamics - contrasting volumes on two levels, loud and soft |
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DynamicsThere are hardly any dynamics marked in the score, and those that are marked are only p and f - this is typical of baroque music that rarely has crescendos or diminuendos marked (actually has very few dynamic markings at all).
In the recording, only contrasts of p and f are used. Terraced dynamics- stepped dynamics |