Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 17 views

    CH 10

    Uploaded by

    QuanlyDuan
    This document provides an overview of the Baroque concerto and its development. It discusses the origins of the Baroque orchestra and how it was used to accompany operas and provide entertainment. It defines the concerto and describes the two main types: the concerto grosso with its larger ripieno and smaller concertino groups, and the solo concerto focused on a virtuosic soloist, such as those composed by Vivaldi. It provides listening guides for Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Vivaldi's "Spring" from The Four Seasons as examples.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    CH 10

    Uploaded by

    QuanlyDuan
    17 views7 pages
    This document provides an overview of the Baroque concerto and its development. It discusses the origins of the Baroque orchestra and how it was used to accompany operas and provide entertainment. It defines the concerto and describes the two main types: the concerto grosso with its larger ripieno and smaller concertino groups, and the solo concerto focused on a virtuosic soloist, such as those composed by Vivaldi. It provides listening guides for Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Vivaldi's "Spring" from The Four Seasons as examples.

    Original Description:

    music for all

    Original Title

    ch10

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides an overview of the Baroque concerto and its development. It discusses the origins of the Baroque orchestra and how it was used to accompany operas and provide entertainment. It defines the concerto and describes the two main types: the concerto grosso with its larger ripieno and smaller concertino groups, and the solo concerto focused on a virtuosic soloist, such as those composed by Vivaldi. It provides listening guides for Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Vivaldi's "Spring" from The Four Seasons as examples.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    17 views7 pages

    CH 10

    Uploaded by

    QuanlyDuan
    This document provides an overview of the Baroque concerto and its development. It discusses the origins of the Baroque orchestra and how it was used to accompany operas and provide entertainment. It defines the concerto and describes the two main types: the concerto grosso with its larger ripieno and smaller concertino groups, and the solo concerto focused on a virtuosic soloist, such as those composed by Vivaldi. It provides listening guides for Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Vivaldi's "Spring" from The Four Seasons as examples.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 7

    Chapter 10

    The Baroque Concerto


    All in all, Vivaldi composed about 450

    concertos of one sort or another. People who


    find his music too repetitious are inclined to
    say he wrote the same concerto 450 times.
    This is hardly fair: he wrote two concertos,
    225 times each.
    Music journalist David W. Barber

    The Baroque Orchestra


    First used to accompany singers in

    operas, cantatas, and oratorios


    Rich sound was pleasing; wealthy
    families began hiring musicians to
    provide entertainment
    First groups mainly bowed instruments
    Winds gradually added

    Concerto
    Term comes from Latin concertare,

    which means to fight or to contend


    Idea was applied to two opposing
    instrumental groups of different size
    Continued baroque focus on dramatic
    contrast
    Two types developed:

    Concerto grosso
    Solo concerto

    Concerto grosso
    Large group with continuo called the

    ripieno
    Small group of soloists called the
    concertino
    Favored design was three-movement, FS-F sequence
    Ritornello form used frequently

    Returning theme provides unity


    Contrasting themes provide variety

    Listening Guide: Brandenburg Concerto


    no. 5, first movement
    J.S. Bach
    Composed in 1721 in Cthen
    Concertino: flute, violin, and harpsichord
    Ripieno: String orchestra with continuo
    End of movement features harpsichord

    solo
    Listen for:

    Ritornello theme played by ripieno


    Contrasting material played by concertino

    Solo concerto
    Developed from desire for more contrast
    Focus on virtuosity of soloist
    Vivaldi composed more than 450 concertos,

    most of them of the solo variety


    Le Quattro Stagione (The Four Seasons) is his
    best-known work; a group of
    Four three-movement concertos represent
    seasons; program music
    Each movement is preceded by sonnet
    describing the season

    Listening Guide: Spring, first movement from Le


    Quattro Stagione (The Four Seasons)
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Composed in 1725
    Ritornello form
    Concertino: Solo violin (joined occasionally by one or two

    more)
    Ripieno: String orchestra and continuo
    Sonnet
    Spring has come, and the birds greet it with happy songs, and
    at the same time the streams run softly murmuring to breathing
    of the gentle breezes.
    Then the sky being cloaked in black, thunder and lightning
    come and have their say; after the storm has quieted, the little
    birds turn again to their harmonious song.

    You might also like