Concerto Through Time

Question 1

Orchestra

Answer 1

An ensemble made up of different instruments

Question 2

Instrument families (4)

Answer 2

Strings
Woodwing
Brass
Percussion

Question 3

Tutti

Answer 3

Everyone performs at the same time

Question 4

Solo

Answer 4

Soloist takes the spot light. Orchestra only provides accompaniment

Question 5

Cadenza

Answer 5

Unaccompanied section- only in classical and romantic

Question 6

Size of baroque orchestra

Answer 6

small

Question 7

Dynamics in baroque

Answer 7

terraced- either loud or quite and abrupt changes between them

Question 8

Predominant instrumentation in baroque

Answer 8

string based

Question 9

harmony in baroque

Answer 9

diatonic

Question 10

structure in baroque

Answer 10

balanced phrases

Question 11

texture baroque

Answer 11

continuo

Question 12

articulation in baroque

Answer 12

lots of ornamentation

Question 13

Diatonic meaning

Answer 13

All notes belong to the same key

Question 14

Continuo

Answer 14

A section of the baroque orchestra

Question 15

Instruments in continuo (4)

Answer 15

Double bass
Cello
Harpsichord
Lute

Question 16

Instruments in baroque (ex. strings) (4)

Answer 16

Flute
Oboe
Brass (natural horns)
Timpani drums

Question 17

Types of baroque concerto (2)

Answer 17

Baroque concerto (one soloist)
Baroque concerto grosso (more than one soloist)

Question 18

Sections of the concerto (2)

Answer 18

tutti
solo

Question 19

When was the cadenza first used

Answer 19

classical

Question 20

Size of orchestra classical

Answer 20

medium

Question 21

Predominant instrumentation in classical

Answer 21

mainly string based

Question 22

Type of harmony classical

Answer 22

diatonic

Question 23

Structure in classical

Answer 23

balanced phrases

Question 24

articulation in classical

Answer 24

ornamentation

Question 25

Texture classical

Answer 25

alberti bassline

Question 26

Alberti bassline

Answer 26

A broken chord arrangement played in the bass

Question 27

Instruments in classical (ex. strings) (6)

Answer 27

Piano Flute Oboe Clarinet Timpani drums Brass

Question 28

Sections classical concerto (3)

Answer 28

tutti solo cadenza

Question 29

Features of a cadenza (5)

Answer 29

virtuosic fast tempo scalic (ascending/descending) runs ornamentation changes in dynamics

Question 30

harmony in romantic

Answer 30

chromatic harmony

Question 31

melodies in romantic (3)

Answer 31

dissonant doubled (multiple instruments play the same melody in unison to create a thicker texture) longer melodies and phrasing

Question 32

movement of harmony

Answer 32

modulations to unrelated keys

Question 33

dynamics

Answer 33

wide range

Question 34

instruments becoming more prominent in romantic

Answer 34

woodwind and bass

Question 35

articulation romantic

Answer 35

ornaments

Question 36

sections of a concerto romantic (3)

Answer 36

tutti solo cadenza

Question 37

cadenza features romantic (6)

Answer 37

virtuosic fast runs scalic ornamentation wide pitch range crscendos and diminuendos

Question 38

texture romantic (2)

Answer 38

homophonic (main melody and accompaniment) sometimes polyphonic