BADINERIE
The Badinerie was composed by Johan Sebastian Bach
between 1738 – 1739. It belongs to the Baroque Era (1600 –
1750) and is the seventh piece of Orchestral Suite No. 2.
In Badinerie, the cello and
MUSICAL FEATURES the flute play the melody.
• Basso Continuo The cello and harpsichord
• Terraced Dynamics play the accompaniment
• Imitation (Basso Continuo). The piece
• Scales has a homophonic texture
• Diatonic Harmony and is in binary form (AABB).
• Ornamentation The piece begins with an
anacrusis.
In the piece, the flute has a two-octave range and is based
around sequences. Trills and appoggiaturas are used
throughout. There are simple ostinato rhythms, forming the two
motifs – X and Y. The piece is mainly legato and is in 2/4
throughout.
Motif X Motif Y
Descending B Minor arpeggio Ascending, conjunct arpeggio
Badinerie only contains
Section A (16 bars)
perfect and imperfect B Minor A Major (6) F# Minor (8)
cadences. The Dominant 7 th
(bar 7) and Neapolitan 6th Section B (24 bars)
chords (bar 35) also appear F# Minor (16) E Minor (18)
D Major (20) G Major (24)
in the piece. Suspensions D Major (26) B Minor (30)
used show dissonance. The
first suspension appears in bar 8. The second suspension in
bar 10. The third suspension appears in bar 32.
Flute and Violin – Treble Clef | Viola – Alto Clef | Cello – Bass Clef
The Badinerie was composed by Johan Sebastian Bach
between 1738 – 1739. It belongs to the Baroque Era (1600 –
1750) and is the seventh piece of Orchestral Suite No. 2.
In Badinerie, the cello and
MUSICAL FEATURES the flute play the melody.
• Basso Continuo The cello and harpsichord
• Terraced Dynamics play the accompaniment
• Imitation (Basso Continuo). The piece
• Scales has a homophonic texture
• Diatonic Harmony and is in binary form (AABB).
• Ornamentation The piece begins with an
anacrusis.
In the piece, the flute has a two-octave range and is based
around sequences. Trills and appoggiaturas are used
throughout. There are simple ostinato rhythms, forming the two
motifs – X and Y. The piece is mainly legato and is in 2/4
throughout.
Motif X Motif Y
Descending B Minor arpeggio Ascending, conjunct arpeggio
Badinerie only contains
Section A (16 bars)
perfect and imperfect B Minor A Major (6) F# Minor (8)
cadences. The Dominant 7 th
(bar 7) and Neapolitan 6th Section B (24 bars)
chords (bar 35) also appear F# Minor (16) E Minor (18)
D Major (20) G Major (24)
in the piece. Suspensions D Major (26) B Minor (30)
used show dissonance. The
first suspension appears in bar 8. The second suspension in
bar 10. The third suspension appears in bar 32.
Flute and Violin – Treble Clef | Viola – Alto Clef | Cello – Bass Clef
