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Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11 (Melody (Sequences (Typical…
Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11
Context
Baroque era
Solo violin concerto
Vivaldi developed music at orphanage in Venice
Concerto grosso
Corelli composed 12 concerto grossi
Concerto Grosso in D Maj & F Maj (4 movements)
Trio sonata group (2 violins & cello)
Performing Forces
Concertino (soloists)
Ripieno (string orchestra)
Basso continuo
Typical Baroque - bass instrument & keyboard instrument
Figured bass
Virtuosic cello
Tutti (all players)
Spiccato
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
Structure
1st Movement
Canon
Pachelbel's Canon
Two solo violins
Tonic pedals
Ends with solo cello & continuo
2nd Movement
Two sections
Fugal
Subject & answer
Countersubject
3rd Movement
Siciliano rhythm
Bach - 'Sonata in Eb for flute & harpsichord' (2nd movement)
Corelli - 'Christmas' Concerto (last movement)
4th Movement
Imitation in solo violins
Melody
Cycle of 5ths
Subject & answer in 2nd movement
Imitation
Canon
Fugal
Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier
Opening based on broken chords & descending scales
Sequences
Typical Baroque!!
Purcell - 'Music for a While'
Bach - Concerto for two violins in D minor
Tonality/Harmony
D minor
Modulations to G minor & A minor
Remote key (F min) in 3rd movement
Figured bass
Purcell - 'Thy Hand Belinda'
Bach - Concerto for two violins in D minor
Seventh chords
Suspensions
Bach chorales
Pedals
Texture
First movement - canon
Homophonic
Homorhythmic in adagio (2nd mvt)
Polyphonic fugal section
Rhythm & Metre
Continuous quavers (at the start)
Continuous semi-quavers in solos
Anacrusis
1st Movement - 3/4
2nd Movement - common time (4/4)
3rd Movement 12/8
Siciliano dotted rhythm
4th Movement - common time (4/4)