classical concertos Flashcards
what is expected in its melody?
diatonic balanced phrases (4 or 8 bar. question and answer)
what is used to create the melodic lines?
use of scales and arpeggios
what kind of strings are used?
up to 6 per section
double basses often double cello
what kind of woodwind is used?
double woodwind (two of each) a clarinet was later added
what kind of brass is used?
trumpets and horns
what kind of precussion is used?
timpini
what instrument is normally playing the melody in a tutti passage?
violins
unless they are the soloists, what do the woodwind and brass add to the music?
they add colour and punctuate texture
what is the tempo of each ‘movement’?
first - fast
second - slow
third- fast
what is the harmony like?
diatonic
what chords are heavily used?
I , IV and V
what is the cadence like?
regular cadences, particularly imperfect and perfect
what is the tonality like?
sense of key establised
modulations to closely related1
what is the date period of the classical concerto?
1750 - 1820
what is the first movement?
sonata form
brisk and powerful
what is the second movement?
ternary or variation form
slow, lyrical and song-like
what is the third movement?
rondo, variation form or sonata form
fast and cheerful
name two composer from the classical concerto
mozart
beethoven
who now led the orchestra?
a conductor
what is the texture like?
homophonic
what did the soloist and the orchestra sometimes do?
performed sections of dialogue
question and answer
what three words can be used to describe the melody?
simple, light and elegant
how many people can be expectated to play in the classical concerto?
30-60 people
because the harpsichord declined, what could the composer no longer add?
continuo parts to the orchestral accompinement
