Listening Guide: Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3, Air and Gigue

How do the textures of the Air and the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 compare?

Both the Air and the Gigue are largely homophonic.

Which instruments do you hear in this excerpt from Bach's Gigue from Orchestral Suite No. 3? Which do you not? 0:27

Heard in excerpt brass, percussion, strings, woodwinds

What describes the instrumental family that performs this dance? 0:17

Strings

What describes the instrumental family that performs this dance? Air 0:17

Strings

How do the rhythm of the Air and the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 compare?

The Gigue is in compound meter while the Air is in simple meter.

This excerpt from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 is from the Gigue. 0:51

True

Match the descriptions to the Air or the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3.

both Air and Gigue -largely homophonic Gigue-fast tempo Air- slow tempo

Which of the following describe the rhythm and meter of the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3? Which do not?

compound meter duple meter

Drag the appropriate descriptions to the musical elements of the Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. Air 0:46

instrumentation - strings only melody- lyrical accompaniment- walking bass line

Which describes the texture of this opening passage? Air 0:17

one melody with accompaniment

The Air is in ________, or, ______form, with each section repeated; the __ section is longer than the __ section.

two-part, binary, B, A

Carried by the first ____ , a richly ornamented and _____ melody unfolds over a steady, even _____ line.

violin,lyrical,bass

Which of the following describe the melody performed by the violin? Which do not?

aria-like, upward leaps

Whereas a string orchestra consisting of violin, viola, and _________ with cello and harpsichord performs the Air, in the Gigue, oboe, _________, and percussion instrument - are added as a festive complement to the strings.

basso continuo, trumpet and timpani

Put the following excerpts from the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in the correct order.

0:27, 0:26, 0:51, 1:01

Put the following excerpts from the A section of Bach's Gigue from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in the correct order.

0:27,0:26

Put the following excerpts from the A section of Bach's Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in the correct order.

0:46,0:44

Put the following excerpts from the Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in the correct order.

0:46,0:44,1:29,1:37

Match excerpts from Bach's Gigue from the Orchestral Suite No. 3 to the correct section in the form of the work.

A - 0:27 Repeat of A- 0:26 B- 0:51 Repeat of B- 1:01

Match excerpts from Bach's Air from the Orchestral Suite No. 3 to the correct section in the form of the work.

A - 0:46 Repeat of A- 0:44 B- 1:29 Repeat of B- 1:37

Listen to the following excerpt from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 and complete the statement. This excerpt is from the _____________.

AIR

Match the descriptions to the Air or the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. Air- 0:46 Gigue-0:27

Air strings and harpsichord only, aria-like and lyrical melody Gigue brass and percussion compound meter

Which of the following describe the harmony in the opening of the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3? Which do not?

Describes the harmony consonant major

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different musical elements of music as found in the Gigue of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3.

harmony-major performing forces - strings, trumpets, oboes, and timpani tempo-fast

Drag and drop the appropriate words to describe the texture of the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. Gigue 0:15

he texture is largely homophonic with a very active basso continuo line.

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different musical elements of music as found in the Air of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. 1:37

performing forces- strings and harpsichord