| Context | Sonority | Melody and Rhythm | Tonality and Harmony | Texture and Structure |
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What is the language / Nationality of JS Bach?
German
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What is the instrumentation of movement 1?
SATB and tutti orchestra
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What is the date of composition of Luther's original hymn?
1529
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What is the tonic key of this piece?
D major
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What is the name given to the composition technique used in movement 1?
Fugue
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What is the name of the father of protestantism / composer of original hymn
Martin Luther
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What is the Baroque name for the harpsichord?
Cembalo
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What are the main intervals in the Cantus Firmus?
Fourths and fifths
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What is the harmony of this piece?
functional
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What is the order of fugal entries in movement 1?
Tenor, Alto, Soprano and Bass
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What is the number of movements in Ein Feste Berg is Unser Gott?
8
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What is the name of the low brass instrument in this piece?
Sackbut
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What is the time signature of movement 1?
4/2
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What is found frequently as a method of changing key?
secondary dominant 7ths
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What is the texture of the 8th movement?
Homophonic
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What is the year of Bach's birth
1685
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What is the instrumentation of movement 2?
Duet for S and B, string accompaniment and oboe solo
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What is a rhythmic feature of the melodic lines of movement 2?
Intricate decorative passagework includes demisemiquavers, dotted rhythms and syncopations
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In which bar does the music modulate to F# minor?
Bar 60 of movement 1
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What is the name given in fugue when an answer is altered to fit the harmony?
Tonal answer
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What is Reformation day?
31st October
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What is the name of the person who added trumpet parts to this piece?
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
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What is the name of the device seen in the semiquavers at the start of movement 2?
Moto perpetuo
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What is the name of the rare type of cadence seen in bar 10 of movement 3?
Imperfect cadence
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What is the texture of the introduction and postlude of movement 2?
The lower strings accompany with quaver offbeat leaps and a walking bass.
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