concerto through time Flashcards
(23 cards)
baroque concerto solo & grosso melody
•ornaments (Turns, trills, mordents and grace notes like acciaccaturas, this makes melodys busy)
•long and flowing uses sequences
•imitation
baroque concerto solo & grosso dynamics
Terrace Dynamics clear dynamic contrasts
baroque concerto solo & grosso texture
•Mainly polyphonic
•Some times homophonic melody & accompaniment
baroque concerto solo & grosso Form and structure
•3 movements
• fast slow fast
•1st movement ritornello or fugue
•2nd da capo aria or ternary form
•3rd movement ritornello or fugue
baroque concerto solo & grosso Instruments
•mainly strings
•Sipmple flutes and recoders
•timani
•Oboe and bassoon
baroque concerto solo & grosso Rhythm
Dotted rhythms were often a feature of the slower/2nd movement
baroque concerto solo & grosso Harmony & and tonality
all baroque concerto grosso have a continuo played by harpsichord cello or bassoon doubling the bassline.
modulations tend to go to the dominant key
baroque concerto grosso Composers
•J.S. Bach
•Handel
Classical solo concerto melody
•Light, simple and elegant
•Sequences
•Ornaments (not as much as baroque)
• balanceed even phases
•Question and answer phases
Classical solo concerto Dynamics
•Cresndos & diminuendos
•Wide range of dynamics- pp, ff, mp, mf
Classical solo concerto Texture
Homophonic (melody and accompaniment)
Classical solo concerto Form & structure
•1st movement sonata form
•2nd movement ternary or variation form
•3rd rondo, variation form or sonata form
Classical solo concerto Harmony & Tonality
•Simple harmony mainly primarily chords
•Major or Minor tonalities
•modulations to related chords
Classical solo concerto Instrumentaion
•Piano
• medium sized orchestra
• mainly strings
• clarinet
•woodwind
Classical solo concerto composers
• Mozart
• Beethoven
• Haydn
Romantic solo concerto melody
Romantic solo concerto Dynamics
Extremes of dynamics common (ppp, fff) and
specific EXPRESSION MARKINGS
Romantic solo concerto form and structure
-3 Movements
-1st movement sonata form
-2nd movement ternary or variation form
-3rd movement rondo, variation and sonata form
Romantic solo concerto instrumentation
The Romantic orchestra was large The STRINGS section was enlarged addition of Harps. New instruments were added to the WOODWIND section such as the Double Bassoon, Cor Anglais, Bass Clarinet and Piccolo. The BRASS Trombones and a Tuba Trumpet and French Horns the PERCUSSION section Drums, Cymbals, Pitched Percussion
Romantic solo concerto rhythm
Frequent changes of time signature
and tempo.
Romantic solo concerto texture
HOMOPHONIC (MELODY AND ACCOMPANIMENT) but more complex than in Classical Concertos.
Romantic solo concerto Harmony & Tonality
DIATONIC but much more use of CHROMATIC HARMONY, DISSONANCE (clashing notes and chords) and ADDED NOTE CHORDS
e.g. 9ths to create dramatic effects.
Romantic solo concert composers
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Brahms
