MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Concerto Grosso, Ritornello, Ternary Form
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Absolute music: instrumental music for the sake of music; no specific story; about nothing. Program music: tells a story or paints a scene, etc. Ritornello form: when you have a returning section. Word painting: when you musically paint the text. Concerto grosso: a concerto with more than one soloist. Suite: a collection of dances for different instruments all in the same key center. Ternary form: having three different sections. (aba, abc, aba", etc. ) Air: means song. there is an air in every suite, which is very songlike. It"s very slow and you cannot dance to it. Recitative: sung speech, fluctuation if the text, words are important, moves the plot. Chorus: represents people commenting on the action; expression of the masses. Sonata: usually 3-4 movements for a solo instrument. In the classical era, it consisted of 2 violins, a viola, and a cello. Symphonies are named by key center, a number, and a nickname.
