Concerto

Question 1

Solo instruments in the Baroque period.

Answer 1

Violin, Cello, Recorder, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet and Harpsichord

Question 2

Solo instruments of the Classical period.

Answer 2

Violin, Cello, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Trumpet, Horn, Piano

Question 3

Solo instruments of the Romantic period.

Answer 3

Violin, Cello, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Trumpet, Horn, Piano, Viola, Trombone.

Question 4

Who wrote concerto in the Baroque period?

Answer 4

Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Corelli, Telemann.

Question 5

What size orchestra would concerto in the Baroque period have?

Answer 5

-Small orchestra.
-Performed in small venues such as a room, chamber at the royal court or a church.

Question 6

Which instrument plays a vital role in the orchestra in the Baroque period?

Answer 6

The Harpsichord.

Question 7

What vital role does the Harpsichord play in a concerto?

Answer 7

It plays the continuo.

Question 8

What does the Harpsichord do in Continuo?

Answer 8

This is where the left hand of the harpsichord along with the cello plays the bass line and the right hand of the harpsichord fills in the chordal harmony.

Question 9

What is the concerto grosso?

Answer 9

It is a genre made for more than one soloist accompanied by an orchestra.

Question 10

What are the distinctive sections that alternate in the concerto grosso?

Answer 10

One section is the Ripieno which is where everyone plays.
The other is the Concertino and this is just the solo instruments and the Continuo.

Question 11

What is Tonality?

Answer 11

This links to keys, Chords and Harmony and refers to whether the music is Major, Minor or Chromatic or without a clear key.

Question 12

What is the Tempo?

Answer 12

The speed of the music.

Question 13

What is Staccato?

Answer 13

Means detached so the notes are shortened and detached from each other.

Question 14

What is Tutti?

Answer 14

An instruction for all instruments to play.

Question 15

What is a Ritardando (rit)?

Answer 15

An instruction for instruments to slow down.

Question 16

What is the solo concerto?

Answer 16

This genre is written for one soloist and accompanied by an orchestra.

Question 17

Of the concerto grosso and the solo concerto which one only featured in the Baroque period?

Answer 17

Concerto Grosso.

Question 18

What is Moderato?

Answer 18

Medium tempo.

Question 19

Describe solo concertos during the Baroque period.

Answer 19

There are always passages for the orchestra [Tutti] and passages for the soloist accompanied by just the continuo.

Question 20

What is Tonic?

Answer 20

It is the first note of a major or minor scale, and the note from which a key takes it name.

Question 21

What does it mean if the music is modulated?

Answer 21

It is a change in key.

Question 22

What is a Cadence?

Answer 22

A chord progression that forms the end of a phrase.

Question 23

What is a musical sequence?

Answer 23

A sequence is a musical idea that is immediately repeated at a higher or lower pitch.

Question 24

What is Allegro?

Answer 24

Fast tempo.

Question 25

What are terraced dynamics?

Answer 25

Dynamics that change suddenly instead of gentle changes.

Question 26

What is Largo?

Answer 26

Slow tempo.

Question 27

Name some concerto composers for the Classical period.

Answer 27

Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven.

Question 28

Name at least 5 changes between the Baroque period and Classical Period.

Answer 28

-The invention of the Piano and Clarinet. -The use of Crescendos and Diminuendos and a wider range of dynamics. -Larger orchestra. -More use of Woodwind and Brass. -No use of the Continuo. -The development of the Cadenza. -Significant use of primary harmony chords 1, 4 and 5.

Question 29

What does Crescendo mean?

Answer 29

Gradual increase in sound.

Question 30

What does Diminuendo mean?

Answer 30

Gradual decrease in sound.

Question 31

What is a Cadenza?

Answer 31

Its an unaccompanied show piece for the soloist in a orchestra.

Question 32

What does improvise mean?

Answer 32

The process of spontaneously making more music as you perform.

Question 32

What does improvise mean?

Answer 32

The process of spontaneously making more music as you perform.

Question 33

What does Virtuoso Mean?

Answer 33

Highly skilled singer or instrumentalist capable of playing technically difficult music.

Question 34

What does Rondo mean?

Answer 34

It is a musical structure in which a musical melody repeats in other sections.

Question 35

Name some of the ways the concerto developed in the Romantic period compared to the Classical period.

Answer 35

-Concertos became far more dramatic and emotional. -The demand on the solo instrument was far greater. -Trumpets and horns had valves allowing for more complicated melodies. -The piano had a wider pitch range. -The orchestra grew significantly. -Horns and cellos were two instruments that were often used for melodies. -Melodies, Rhythms and Harmonies all more complex.

Question 36

Name some composers for the Romantic period.

Answer 36

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mendelson, Elgar, Dvorak.

Question 37

Where were Romantic concertos performed?

Answer 37

Large concert halls and large churches.