Edexcel AoS1: Instrumental Music 1700–1820
What's covered
Key facts
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.
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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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
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
What is unusual about the 3rd movement of Brandenburg 5?
- ✓An extended harpsichord solo
- •It has no melody at all
- •It is fully electronic
- •It uses only drums
The Pathétique first movement is built in which structure?
- •12-bar blues
- ✓Sonata form
- •Theme and variations
- •Verse-chorus
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