Concerto Through Time

Concerto Through Time

1. Baroque: 1600-1750

   • Concerto Grosso
     • Group of solo instruments with an orchestra
       • Accompaniment - mainly stings/basso continuo
         • Continuo played by cello/harpsichord
     • Composers
       • Vivaldi
       • Handel
       • Bach
     • Solo Instruments
       • Violin
       • Cello
       • Recorder
       • Oboe
       • Bassoon
     • Features:
       • Long/flowing melodies
       • Polyphonic/contrapuntal
       • Interweaving melodies + homophonic sections
       • Solo/Continuo parts contrast with full orchestra
       • Sequences
       • Ornamentation
         • Trills/Turns
       • 3 movements
   • Solo Concerto
     • Same as Concerto Grosso but
       • One solo instrument with full orchestra

2. Classical: 1750-1810

   • Solo instrument with orchestra
   • Composers:
     • Mozart
     • Haydn
     • Beethoven
   • Solo instruments:
     • Violin
     • Flute
     • Piano
     • Clarinet
       • Only invented in this period
   • Features:
     • Cadenza
       • Virtuosic passage - unaccompanied - show off skills
     • Clear melodies
     • Balanced phrases (4 or 8 bars)
     • Dynamic contrast (crescendo/diminuendo)
     • Ornamentation - less than Baroque
     • Sequence/Imitation
     • Chords I, IV and V
     • 3 movements - fast/slow/fast

3. Romantic: 1810-1900

   • Solo instrument with orchestra
   • Composers:
     • Rachmaninov
     • Brahms
     • Tchaikovsky
   • Solo Instruments:
     • Any instrument
     • Mainly piano and violin
   • Features:
     • Larger orchestra with brass
     • More freedom of expression - expressed innermost feelings
     • Virtuosic solo parts - cadenzas
     • Changed tempo/time signature
     • Long/dramatic melodies - wide leaps
     • Extreme dynamic contrast
     • Variety in texture/timbre
     • Rich/Colourful orchestration
     • Elaborate use of chords (9ths)

Bilder und Dateien der Mindmap

• Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso in G Minor RV578 (Einbetten)
• Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in A minor (Einbetten)
• Mozart - Clarinet Concerto In A Major K 622 Adagio (Einbetten)
• Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto 1 - B Flat Minor (Einbetten)