Music 1102A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Fortepiano, Child Prodigy, The Soloist
24 Oct 2017
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Midterm will be up to wednesday"s material (up to pg. Piano concerto in a major, k. 448, first movement. A concerto is featuring a particular instrument with an entire orchestra in the background. The relationship between the solo instrument (piano) and the orchestra. They cooperate at times, oppose each other at times, and appear alone at times. The number and variety of melodies is there, each with its own distinct character. These melodies rarely appear in the same guise twice. The soloist enters, later hear the return of the opening idea about two-thirds through the movement which marks the onset of the recapitulation (an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something) 1: composed: 1786, piano concertos brought royal and public attention to mozart, effortless, natural style belies a complex construction. Timbre: the drama of contrast: mozart uses every possible combination of orchestra and soloist.
