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Expanded Two-Part Song Form

Baroque Binary Dances

 

Clavier Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826

IV: Sarabande

 

A           1 鈥 8 Parallel Period (by contour similarity)

 

1 鈥 4    Antecedent: Ends on V

5 鈥 8    Consequent: Modulates to Relative Major (E-flat Major)

 

B            9 鈥 24  Four-Phrase Group

 

9 鈥 12  Descending sequence (Eb: I-V6-vi-V)

13 鈥 16 Cycle of fifths progression via applied dominant to Eb: ii | cm: iv

17 鈥 20 Descending-fifths sequence to V/V and V in C minor

21 鈥 24 Re-establishment of C Minor; descending thirds sequence to final cadence.

 

鈥淏inary鈥 Dances Which are Actually Incipient Ternary (aka Rounded Binary)

 

Bach Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major: Bourr茅e

 

A           1 鈥 8 Contrasting Period

 

1 鈥 4 Antecedent: Ends on V

5 鈥 8 Consequent: Modulates to V

 

B            9 鈥 16 Two-Phrase Group (similar to A and 础鈥, but harmonically less stable.)

 

9 鈥 12 Moves from G Major to D Minor

13 鈥 16 Moves from D Minor to A Minor

 

础鈥          17 鈥 24 Contrasting Period

 

17 鈥 20 Moves from C Major to F Major

21 鈥 24 From F Major to C Major

 

Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major: Bourr茅e

 

A           1 鈥 8 Parallel Period (by transposition)

 

1 鈥 4 Antecedent: Ends on V

5 鈥 8 Consequent: Modulates to V

 

B            9 鈥 20 Three-Phrase Group

 

9 鈥 12 Moves from A Major to D Major

13 鈥 16 Hovers on E Minor

17 鈥 20 Moves to full cadence in B Minor

 

础鈥          21 鈥 32 Three-Phrase Group

 

21 鈥 24 D Major -> D7 to G Major

25 鈥 28 Rising stepwise sequence to V/V

29 鈥 32 Cadential to D Major

 

Ultra-Expanded Two-Part Song Form

 

Cantata BWV 82 Ich habe genug

Aria: Ich habe genug

 

Two-part song form with ritornelli

 

Ritornello 1     1 鈥 33 (c minor)

a             1 鈥 15 [7 + 7] could be considered a a鈥 (7 measures each)

b            16 鈥 22 [3 + 3]

产鈥           23 鈥 33 [2 + 7 + 2]

 

A           33 鈥 75 Modulates from c minor to g minor

Ich habe genug,

I have now enough,

Ich habe den Heiland, das Hoffen der Frommen,

I have now my Savior, the hope of the faithful

Auf meine begierigen Arme genommen;

Within my desiring embrace now enfolded;

Ich habe genug!

I have now enough!

 

a             33 鈥 46

14: [7 + 7] could be considered a a鈥 (7 measures each)

b            47 鈥 58

12: [4 + 4 + 4]

产鈥           59 鈥 75

17: [7 + 4 + 4 + 2]

 

               Ritornello 2     75 鈥 107 (g minor)

a             75 鈥 89 = 1 鈥 15

b            90 鈥 96 = 16 - 22

产鈥           97 鈥 107 = 23 - 33

 

B            107 鈥 135 Modulates from g minor to f minor

Ich hab ihn erblickt,

On him have I gazed,

Mein Glaube hat Jesum ans Herze gedr眉ckt;

My faith hath Jesus impressed on my heart;

Nun w眉nsch ich, noch heute mit Freuden

I would now, today yet, with gladness

Von hinnen zu scheiden.

Make hence my departure.

 

               Ritornello 3     136 鈥 149 (f minor)

a             136 鈥 138 = 1 鈥 3 shortened

产鈥           139 鈥 149 = 23 - 33  

 

叠鈥          149 鈥 176 Modulates from f minor to c minor

Ich hab ihn erblickt,

On him have I gazed,

Mein Glaube hat Jesum ans Herze gedr眉ckt;

My faith hath Jesus impressed on my heart;

Nun w眉nsch ich, noch heute mit Freuden

I would now, today yet, with gladness

Von hinnen zu scheiden.

Make hence my departure.

 

               Ritornello 1 da capo 176 鈥 208 = 1 - 33