MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dnata, Recitative, Brandenburg Concertos
5 Oct 2015
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Muar 211- lecture 8- baroque: multi-movement collection of dances the one thing that makes it a baroque piece, concerto grosso and trio sonata (having multiple soloists) is a baroque characteristic. Fast introduction more secular setting: trio sonata: two soloists + basso continuo (could be played by two people, high pitch instruments can"t play the basso continuo so we know that they"re soloists. If it"s baroque music, it has to have a basso continuo. First movement of a concerto in ritornello form: ensemble of strings, the title gives you the genre and the key (g major, typical concerto (3 part): fast first movement, slow second movement, fast third. Second movement of the piece has a very slow tempo movement. However, once his music was revived in the. First movement is in ritornello form: harmonic language of this piece is fast (this is different from classical music, where the harmonic tempo slows down).
