Air from Suite No. 3 in D by J. S. Bach
...is not program music because it does not follow an explicit story or program, but it does remind me of this movie. In my situation, because this piece reminds me of something, I am a Referential Listener. The musical idea for this piece is 0:00 - A, 0:57 - A, 1:54 - B, 3:51 - B. Throughout the entire piece, only stringed instruments (violinists or violists most likely) are playing. At no point during this piece is an ensemble of other instruments incorporated. There are brief solo parts; mainly incorporated at the beginning of an idea for only several seconds. As far as unity and variety, Bach demonstrates unity with his structure and instrument of choice. The structure is set at an A, A, B, B format and only stringed instruments (violins or violas) are used. Variety, though, is not seen in this piece. No timbre is used at any time during the piece – strictly violins or violas. There was not much fluctuation in the volume of different Ideas, thus dynamic was not significant enough to be considered incorporated into the piece. Overall...