MUTH 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jean-Philippe Rameau, Concerto Grosso, Baroque Guitar
12 Mar 2016
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Standard instruments: violin (2 groups, viola, cello, bass, continuo. No conductor, person playing harpsichord conducts cues sometimes. Music teachers at a girls orphanage in venice. Virtuoso violinist performed all over europe. Concerto: a large-scale composition for an instrumental soloist or group of soloists and orchestra. Two types: concerto: one soloist, concerto grosso: a group of soloists. 3 forms: first: fast, loud, virtuosic, extroverted, second: slow, quiet, lyrical, introspective, third: like first moment, but even more virtuosic. Vivaldi violin concerto in g major, op. 4, no 12 part of a set called la stravaganza (extravagance) Concerto ritornello form alternation between: ritornello: sections for full orchestra: movement begins and ends with this music, similar each time. Solo episode: sections featuring the soloists: different each time listening guide * Began as an organist for lutheran churches. Held various court positions (eg. weimer (duke), cothen (prince): had to cater to his employers. Cantor at st. thomas" church in leipzig (music director)
