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1
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What are the three main features of Vivaldis chord vocabulary?

A

Triads in root position
Triads in first inversion
seventh chords

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2
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Which harmonic devise is used frequently?

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circle of 5ths

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3
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how is the harmony embellished?

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passing notes

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4
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what adds harmonic strength?

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suspensions

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5
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what type of devise is a canon?

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contrapuntal

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6
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what other textures appear in movement one

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canon/contrapuntal

homophonic

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7
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what is the texture of movement 2?

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3 bar Adagio = homophonic

rest is contrapuntal

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8
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what does the improvised accompaniment do?

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It ‘fills out’ the two part outline

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9
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what is the texture of movement 3?

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Mel-dom-hom

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10
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what is the texture of movement 4?

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mel-dom-hom with some variety

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11
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where is the contrapuntal interest in movement 4?

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at the start during the imitation

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12
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what is the point in the ripieno?

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to double the violins/cello

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13
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what is the main distinction of the waltz?

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between the concertino and the ripieno

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14
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did vivaldi include dynamics?

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Yes, but few as was the convention of the time

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15
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how does vivaldi create echo effects?

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The piano and flute at the end of movement 2

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16
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Why is there pp in movement 3?

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the solo part isn’t over shadowed

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17
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How does vivaldi achieve a robust ending?

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the closing f

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18
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what is a concerto?

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generally a 3 movement work for a single instrument soloist and orchestra

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19
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what did a concerto grosso involve?

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alteration between soloists and orchestra

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20
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what do ‘concertino’ and ‘tutti’ mean?

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‘concertino’ are the soloists

‘tutti’ means everyone

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21
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what are the concertino instruments?

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violin 1 and 2 and the cello

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22
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what are the four movements of the piece?

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Allegro, Adagio, Largo, Allegro

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23
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What key are the movements in?

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Dm

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24
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Briefly describe movement 1

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opening - canon for concertino violins and cello solo

25
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briefly describe movement 2

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three bar adagio in ‘fugal’ exposition

26
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briefly describe movement 3

A

ternary form with violin solo

27
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what is the emphasis on in movement 4?

A

soloists

28
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what is motivic writing?

A

short melodic patterns frequently repeated to provide musical unity

29
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does vivaldi repeat notes often?

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Yes - frequently repeated note patterns

30
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Is the melody stepwise or leap-filled?

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Both - stepwise movement, notably in scalic writing and leaps

31
Q

where are there a lot of arpeggiated patterns?

A

Beginning of movement 1

32
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describe the use of leaps

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many small leaps - up to a 5th

occasional larger leaps such as an octave

33
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what creates interest in movement 4?

A

leaps vs repeated note pattern

34
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what i the tempo of the first and large movement?

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allegro - convention of the time

35
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what are the two slower tempos in between?

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Adagio and Largo

36
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what is the metre of movements 2 and 4?

A

4/4

37
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what is the metre of the opening?

A

3/4

38
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what is the metre of movement 3?

A

12/8

39
Q

give an example of rhythmic continuity

A

constant semiquaver movement

40
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what is movement 2 based on?

A

small rhythmic patterns

41
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what style is movement 3 in?

A

siciliana

42
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name the important rhythmic features of movement 3

A

siciliana pattern - dotted quaver, quaver, quaver

43
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how is there rhythmic differentiation in movement 4?

A

The cellos semiquavers vs the sparse accmpaniment

44
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What chord sequence outlines Adagio e Spiccato?

A

Circle of fifths

E7, A7, D7, G7, Eb, Cm, A7

45
Q

String quartet in Eb - ‘the joke’

A 
Haydn
1782
arco
four part texture
rondo form
periodic phrasing
arpeggios
auxiliary notes
chromaticism
Functional
dim.7ths
pedals
diminished chords
demisemiquavers
scotch snaps
46
Q

Brandenburg Concerto No.4 context Movement 1

A

Bach
Concerto Grosso
1717

47
Q

Brandenburg concertos sonority

A

solo violin and 2 solo flutes
ripieno and concertino
recorders in place of flutes
violone

48
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Brandenburg concertos texture

A 
STRETTO
Homophinic 
monophonic
contrapuntal
antiphonal
49
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Brandenburg concertos structure

A

Ritornello form

returning theme

50
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Brandenburg concertos tonality

A

G major

frequent modulations to related keys e.g dominant (D)

51
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Brandenburg concertos Harmony

A 
Functional
Circle of fifths
sequence
dissonances e.g 7ths
chord per bar
52
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Brandenburg concertos Melody

A 
groups of motifs
repetition
sequence
inversion
arpeggios
3 note scalic figures
53
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Brandenburg concertos rhythm

A

one dotted crotchet beat per bar
continuous semiquavers
syncopation
hemiola

54
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Comparisons

A 
the joke - Haydn
Sonata 2 - Corelli
Four Seasons (Spring) - Vivaldi
Concerto for four violins in Bm- Vivaldi
Brandenburg Concertos - J,S, Bach
55
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context

A 
1711
L'estro Armonico - 12 concertos first published in Amsterdam 
Baroque
Strings only
concerto = usually 3 movements (vivaldi does 4)
concerto grosso = concertino and ripieno
over 400 concertos and 40 operas
real priest
56
Q

where did Vivaldi work?

A

1703 appointed violinist at an orphanage of illegitimate daughters of nobility - worked there for 30 years

57
Q

what does L’Estro Armonico mean?

A

Harmonic fancy

58
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Where was Vivaldi born?

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Venice 1678

59
Q

Adagio e spiccato harmonic sequence

A

E7, A7, D7, G7, Eb, Cm, A7

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