Vocabulary - Spring, Four Seasons - p. 19 Flashcards
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Concerto
Example title
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- a popular Baroque instrumental genre for soloist(s) and orchestra
- generally in three movements: fast-slow-fast
- frequenty used ritornello form
- intended to demonstrate the virtuosig (skills) of the soloist(s)
Example: Spring, solo violin concerto
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Definition of ritornello form
Give an example of it in Four Seasons
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- a structure (form) used in the first and third movements of the Baroque concerto
- the opening passage (ritornello) is repeated throughout the movement
Example of it: the spring
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Definition of ripieno
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- Italian for “full” or “complete”
- another term is “tutti”
- it indcates the full orchestra in the Baroque concerto
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ostinato
give an example of it in Four Seasons
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- Italian for “obstinate” or “persistent” or “stubborn”
- a repeated for a longer period of time
- Example - the dog barking in the second movement of Spring
5
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pedal point
Name one place in Four Season where you can hear this
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- a note, or a series of notes, held through harmony changes in other part
- Example: the bass pedal point suggests the bagpipes in the third movement of Spring in The Four Seasons
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idiomatic writing
give an example title
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- the style of writing to highlights the unique technical capabilities of an instrument
- opposite of “generic”
- developed in Barqoue
Example: Spring
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programmatic writing
example title
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- music with descriptive element, inspried by extramusical associations, like a story, or painting
- evolved into a significat features of the 19th-century instrumental writing (program music)
Example: Spring
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- a popular Baroque instrumental genre for soloist(s) and orchestra
- generally in three movements: fast-slow-fast
- frequently used ritornello form
- intended to demonstrate the virtuoso (skills) of the soloist(s)
Example: Spring, solo violin concerto
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Concerto
9
Q
- a structure (form) used in the first and third movements of the Baroque concerto
- the opening passage (ritornello) is repeated throughout the movement
Example of it: the spring
A
ritornello form
10
Q
- Italian for “full” or “complete”
- another term is “tutti”
- it indcates the full orchestra in the Baroque concerto
A
ripieno
11
Q
- Italian for “obstinate” or “persistent” or “stubborn”
- a repeated for a longer period of time
- Example - the dog barking in the second movement of Spring
A
ostinato
12
Q
- a note, or a series of notes, held through harmony changes in other part
- Example: the bass pedal point suggests the bagpipes in the third movement of Spring in The Four Seasons
A
pedal point
13
Q
- the style of writing to highlights the unique technical capabilities of an instrument
- opposite of “generic”
- developed in Barqoue
Example: Spring
A
idiomatic writing
14
Q
- music with descriptive element, inspried by extramusical associations, like a story, or painting
- evolved into a significat features of the 19th-century instrumental writing (program music)
Example: Spring
A
programmatic writing
15
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What is the source of the inspiration or the program of The Four Seasons?
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- Sonnets, most likely written by Vivaldi
- portions of the text were printed above the corresponding passages in the original score