MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Red Priest, Homophony, Harpsichord
16 Nov 2014
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Antonio vivaldi (1678 1741: trained for the priesthood ( the red priest , music director at residential school for orphaned girls & young women. Vivaldi"s works: provide definitions for each term: solo & trio sonatas (page 97, oratorios (page 90, sacred music, concertos (page 97) Concerto: solo player(s) + orchestra, separate movements, same or contrasting music, soloist = violin, flute, oboe, or trumpet. Concerto structure: complete ritornello (tonic key, episode 1, partial ritornello (different key, episode 2, partial ritornello (different key, episode 3, complete ritornello (tonic key) Ritornello: material played by orchestra that constantly returns. Episode: contrasting material played by solo instrument. The four seasons (1725: set of 4 violin concertos, program music (music that tells a story, poetic description for each season connected to music, flexible concerto form. Two important facts: violin concerto; solo violin, strings & harpsichord; ritornello form; first. Movement; e major; based on a sonnet; program music. Hard-working craftsman (music was his job": church organist.
