Scheme of Work (1)
Music Worksheet (2)
Name: ___________________ (
Class: ___________________
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Bach: “Menuet” from “Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor”
Answer the following questions with reference to the score.
1. Name the Clefs that are being used for the following instruments.
(i)
Flute: ________________________
( ii ) Violin: __________________________
( iii ) Viola: ________________________
( iv ) Basso Continuo: __________________
2. ( i )
( ii )
What is the key of this piece?
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To which key has the music modulated in bars 13-16? How is this new key related to
the tonic key?
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( iii ) This piece ends in __________________________________ key.
3. Describe the performance practice of the bass part.
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4. Reduce the score from bar 1-8 in SATB style and indicate the chords with Roman numerals.
The first two bars are examples.
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5. Name the cadences at the end of section A and B respectively.
Section A:
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Section B:
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6. ( i )
Explain why the melodic line can be heard easily.
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( ii )
Trace the melodic line by using arrows to mark on the score.
( iii )
Is there a significant motif in this piece? If yes, please circle in the score and explain its
significance.
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7. Discuss the follow statement with reference to the piece.
‘In his [Bach] music, the often conflicting demands of harmony and counterpoint, of the
melody and polyphony, reach a tense but satisfying equilibrium.’ (Palisca, A History of
Western Music)
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