Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 BWV 1051 - II. Adagio ma no tanto.
José Rodríguez Alvira
Measures 1 to 11
Bach presents the thematic material on which the movement is based. The structure in these first 10 bars is repeated on three occasions with variations.
| Measures | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Despite the key signature of B-flat major, our opening key is Eb major. |
| Accompanied by cello and violone, the viola da braccio II presents the thematic material on which the movement is based. | |
| 5 | We modulate to Bb major. The first viola imitates the second a fifth higher. |
| The second viola counterpoints the first. It is a procedure similar to that of a fugue: imitation of the fifth and counter-subject. | |
| 8 - 11 | The thematic material of the first viola is extended to a final affirmation of the key of Bb major. |
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Measures 11 to 20
Varied repetition of the first 10 bars. Now we start in Bb major and return to Eb major.
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Measures 20 to 30
Second repetition of the first 10 bars, starting in C minor and ending in F minor. The first viola is now imitated by the second viola.
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Measures 30 to 40
Third repetition of the first 10 bars, beginning in Eb major and ending in Ab major.
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Measures 40 to 48
- The cello and violone play the first notes of the theme.
- We move quickly through the keys of F, C and G minor.
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Measures 48 to 53
We hear the theme played by the first viola in G minor for the last time. The coda interrupts at bar 54.
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Measures 54 to 62
The cello is the main instrument in the opening bars of the coda. The movement ends in the dominant of G minor.
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Complete movement
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