Concerto

Question 1

What term does “a solo passage found in concertos and arias” refer to?

Answer 1

cadenza

Question 2

What term does “a modified version of sonata form, often used in the first movement of a Classical concerto” refer to?

Answer 2

double exposition

Question 3

During what era did the Piano concerto eclipse the violin concerto?

Answer 3

during the classical era

Question 4

What term does “displays virtuosity of soloist(s)” refer to?

Answer 4

cadenza

Question 5

What term does “either improvised by the soloist, or composed in an improvisatory style” refer to?

Answer 5

cadenza

Question 6

What term does “the orchestral exposition introduces the principal themes and establishes the tonic key” refer to?

Answer 6

double exposition

Question 7

What term does “the solo exposition follows: the soloist, supported by the orchestra, presents a fresh version of the first theme, initiates the modulation away from the tonic key, and often introduces a new theme for the solo instrument in the secondary key before the original second theme appears in that key” refer to?

Answer 7

double exposition