Background info and Performance circumstances Flashcards
1
Q
Corelli dates
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1653-1713
2
Q
trio sonata
A
but requires four performers
violin 1 +2, violone and organe
3
Q
violin parts
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similar tessitura
frequently imitate each other
cross parts and exchange ideas
4
Q
writing is
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idiomatic
doesn’t require violins to pass first position except bars 34-35 it uses 3th position
5
Q
violone
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a low-pitched bowed instrument
term is used loosely so could refer to any bass string instrument
6
Q
organ
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provides continuo part
player would have been expected to improvise inner harmonies using the figured bass
7
Q
called
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a church sonata because of the use of organ
8
Q
performed in
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the homes of nobility, where a small organ suitable for the continuo could be found
9
Q
composed
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1689
