MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Brandenburg Concertos, Antonio Vivaldi, Baroque Instruments
17 Jan 2018
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Key terms i: concerto, concerto grosso, movement, ritornello, ritornello form, program music, cadenza. The most important orchestral genres of the baroque era. Soloist against orchestra vs group of soloists against orchestra. Movements - self-contained section of a larger work: bright, extroverted, fast, slower, quieter, more emotional, similar to i, often faster. Red priest , virtuoso violinist, famous for student concerts. Violin concerto in e : set of four concertos designed to portray the four seasons- each movement is based on a poem about a season [program music] > violin concerto in e, spring - most famous movement, simple yet catchy ritornellos, phrases repeat : a(loud) a(soft) b(loud) b(soft) Came from a family of musicians, court composer. Prolific - wrote in almost every genre except opera. Uses a different group of solo instruments - unusual combinations, contrasts between soloists and orchestra. Violin leads orchestra in ritornellos, harpsichord provides continuo chords. Allegro (describes tempo)movement in ritornello form, more dramatic contrasts.
