Unit 3: Concerto Flashcards
1
Q
Concerto background and origins
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- developed in Baroque era
- 3 mvt work for orchestra and soloist(s)
- ritornello form (Baroque) replaced with sonata form (Classical)
- sonata form adapted by Mozart into “double exposition” or “first-movement concerto” form: ritornello concept preserved
- in Classical era: piano concerto more popular than violin concerto
2
Q
Concerto characteristic features
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- 3 mvst (fast-slow-fast)
- first mvt based on sonata form w/ double exposition
- cadenza launched from cadential 6/4 chord, improvised (or prepared) by soloist
3
Q
double exposition
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- modified sonata form
- often in 1st mvt of Classical concerto
- orchestral exposition introduce principal themes, establish tonic key
- solo exposition (supported by orchestra) restate first theme, initiate modulation away from tonic key; usually introduce new theme for solo instr
4
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cadenza
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- solo passage in concertos and aris
- improvised by soloist or composed in improvisatory style
- virtuosity of soloist(s)