MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano, Percussion Instrument
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3 movement instrumental work: 1 or more soloists is accompanied by a larger ensemble, contrasting timbres + virtuosic displays are present in the concerto. Emerged in the baroque era, vivaldi the main composer who composed these: variety and contrast between the soloist and the orchestra. If you look at mozart clarinet concerto in a major, the soloist actually takes a break, instead of playing along with the orchestra: orchestra section > tutti, soloist section > solo, ritornello form. In baroque period: concerto followed ritornello form, alteration between the tutti and the solo, any number of sections in the baroque concerto. To thicken the texture, they would add in the soloist to the orchestra section in the. Baroque era since there weren"t as many instruments available to play. 1st movement: sonata form / double exposition concerto form (adapted form of sonata form: both soloist and orchestra get the chance to showcase the exposition in the double exposition concerto form.
