Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor- Instrumentation Flashcards
1
Q
What type of solo music does the cello part have?
A
Virtuoso
2
Q
What is unusual about how the two solo violins play?
A
They play unaccompanied at the beginning
3
Q
How is the adagio (slow tempo) marked ?
A
Spiccato
4
Q
What is spiccato?
A
A technique involves bouncing the bow off the strings
5
Q
What is a ritornello ?
A
A recurrent musical section that alternates with different episodes of contrasting material.
6
Q
What happens in the ritornello part of the fugal section of the second movement?
A
Tutti passages where the soloists double the orchestra parts alternate with passages for
the three soloists and continuo.
