MUSI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Concerto Grosso, Baroque Instruments, Ritornello
25 May 2016
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The period"s most popular and important genre of instrumental music. A composition marked by a friendly contest or competition between a soloist and an orchestra: solo concerto: one soloist and an orchestra, concerto grosso: a small group of soloists (usually 2-4) and orchestra. Typically consists of 3 movements: fast, slow, fast: first movement. Free form (eg. ternary form, through-composed, etc: third movement. Career: a virtuoso violinist who gave concerts throughout europe, a noted teacher. Associated with the ospedale delta pieta from 1703-1740. Taught music lessons and conducted the orchestra for many years. Composed hundreds of solo concertos for the all female orchestra: the most influential and prolific composer in the creation of the baroque concerto: wrote more than 450 concertos. Provides a precise interpretation of the event or emotion. Vivaldi wrote the poem first and then composed the music (mimesis: the first of four concertos entitled the seasons , vivaldi"s best known composition. Rococo lighter texture, more playful, less counterpoint.
