Vivaldi Movement 3

Question 1

Ritornello Bars 1 - 16

Answer 1

D Major
Based on tonic and dominant harmony
Flute joins periodically in 3rds with violin using rising semiquaver, quaver motif and trills
Passage ends with a V - I cadence decorated with a 4 - 3 suspension in b15-16
Forms elision with the start of episode one

Question 2

Episode 1 Bars 16 - 31

Answer 2

Bars 16-23 based on tonic and dominant harmony
Flute is often in 3rds with violin with trills on all of the long notes
Sequence in b24-31 moves via G major (b24-27)