MUS 353 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Clara Schumann, Joseph Joachim, Pablo De Sarasate
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The 19th century was the age of the great instrumental composer-virtuoso. The violinist niccolo paganini, joseph joachim, and pablo de sarasate all wrote concertos for themselves, as did the pianists beethoven, chopin, mendelssohn, clara schumann, As with vivaldi and mozart, the concerto provided the ideal vehicle for a composer- performer to show off his or her talents in both fields at once. Most 19th century concertos maintained the three-movement, fast-slow-fast format of the. With the decline of basso continuo in the late 18th century, however, the role of the soloist in the concerto changed significantly. No longer obligated to support or play along with the ensemble during tutti sections, the soloist instead waited in silence before making a grand entrance. Unlike the symphony and concert overture, the concerto remained a mostly nonprogrammatic genre, at least on the surface.
