Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major - 1st Movement

Time signature

Begins in D major, modulates to A major and the relative minor, B minor

Mood

Cheerful

Concerto grosso form

Concertino has dialogue with Ritornello

Cadenza

Concerto grosso stop while ritornello plays

Description

Music was composed for chamber orchestras which include six concerti grossi dedicated to margrave of Brandenburg

Baroque

Polyphonic and complex

Concertino

Small group of instrumentalists in this case it's the flute,violin and harpsichord

Ritornello

Tutti which is the whole orchestra

Form

A dialogue between the ritornello and concertino

Composer

J.S. Bach