Concerto through time

Question 1

What is a concerto

Answer 1

A peice written for a solo instrument, or group of instruments, accompanied by an orchestra

Question 2

What are the three movemoments of a concerto

Answer 2

fast slow fast

Question 3

What does Tutti mean

Answer 3

When the whole orchestra plays in a concerto

Question 4

Name 3 baroque artists

Answer 4

Bach
Vivaldi
Scarlatti

Question 5

When was the barouque period

Answer 5

1600 - 1750

Question 6

What is a concerto grosso

Answer 6

A small group of soloists performing a concerto

Question 7

In a concerto grosso, what is the concertino

Answer 7

The group of soloists

Question 8

In a concerto grosso, what is the orchestra called

Answer 8

The ripieno

Question 9

What is the basso continuo made up of

Answer 9

Combination of chords, played by the harpsichord, and bass, played by the cello

Question 10

What are the most likely solo instruments in a baroque concerto

Answer 10

Violin
Harpsichord
Cello
Recorder
Oboe
Flute

Question 11

What is counterpoint

Answer 11

Polyphonic harmony which was common in baroque concerti

Question 12

What types of texture was used in baroque concerti

Answer 12

Both poly and homophonic

Question 13

What is the most common structure of Baroque music

Answer 13

Ritornello

Question 14

What are sequences in baroque melody

Answer 14

When the melody is repeated, but pitched up

Question 15

What harmony is used in baroque music

Answer 15

Diatonic

Question 16

When was the classical period

Answer 16

1750 - 1825

Question 17

What section was added to the orchestra in the classical period

Answer 17

Woodwind section
- Flutes
- Clarinets
- Oboe
- Bassoon

Question 18

When where timpany and horns used in classical concerti

Answer 18

Used sparingly, when the orchestra was loudest

Question 19

Which two instruments where the most notable of the classical era

Answer 19

piano and clarinet

Question 20

What is the sonata form

Answer 20

two contrasting themes - often used in the first movement of a classical concerto

Question 21

What is the Rondo form

Answer 21

A returning theme - often used in the last movement of a classical concerto

Question 22

What are 3 composers from the classical era

Answer 22

Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven

Question 23

What is balanced phrasing, or periodic phrasing

Answer 23

Phrases of even length, usually 2, 4, or 8 bars. Used in a call and response style in the classical era

Question 24

What is a cadenza

Answer 24

A virtuosic, improvised solo, where the orchestra stops playing.
It usually ends in a trill, to signify to the orchestra to resume playing

Question 25

When was the romantic period

Answer 25

1825 - 1900

Question 26

What changed about the size of orchestras in the romantic period

Answer 26

They became much larger

Question 27

What instrument had been invented in the romantic period

Answer 27

Valved brass

Question 28

What are 3 romantic composers

Answer 28

Tchaikovsky
Rachmaninov
Debussy

Question 29

What type of harmony was popular in the Romantic era

Answer 29

Chromatic harmony

Question 30

What where the dynamics like in the romantic period

Answer 30

Much more expressive, with a larger range