Thursday, November 8, 2007

Bach Test Preview

The exam will require you to listen to a piece of music,
identify it, and use some of the following terms in a description of it.
I will post a sample response later on. The exam will be on 11/23.
A more extensive list of terms will be posted soon.

french overture

¾ time

dissonance

canon

fugue

concerto

cantata

toccata

aria


The following pieces will be on the exam:

Brandenburg Concerto #1 F minor
The Goldberg Variations
Suite for Cello #3 C minor
Cantata 106
Orchestral Suite #1

There will be others as well...

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