Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite: Sinfonia, Gavotta and Vivo

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Performing Forces

CLASSICAL

  • Written for a chamber orchestra of 32 players
  • Tutti orchestral sections

BAROQUE

  • Separate solo string group - feature of Baroque pieces in Concerto Grosso style (Corelli)
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Texture

CLASSICAL

  • Melody/treble dominated homophony
  • Quasi-Alberti bass in bassoon part

BAROQUE

  • Trio Sonata origin - 2 violins play in 3rds above a quaver bass (Gallo)
  • Polyphony - oboe imitated by bassoon alongside cello countermelody
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Structure

CLASSICAL

  • Theme and Variations/Binary Form in Gavotta
  • Rounded binary form in Sinfonia and Vivo

BAROQUE

  • Ritornello in Sinfonia
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Tonality

CLASSICAL

  • Circle of fifths
  • Perfect cadences used to reinforce the key

BAROQUE

  • Sinfonia beings in G and modulates to D in bar 4, like Gallo's original.
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Harmony

CLASSICAL

  • Root position and first inversion chords

BAROQUE

  • Suspensions in Sinfonia
  • Retardations in Gavotta
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Melody

CLASSICAL

  • Simple, balanced phrase structure
  • Rising sequence in Violin I
  • Rapid scalic passages
  • Melody outlines broken chords
  • Repeated notes
  • Stepwise, melodic movement

BAROQUE

  • Exaggerated ornamentation
  • Gruppetti/grace notes
  • Turns
  • Quintuplet turns
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Rhythm and Metre

CLASSICAL

  • Simple time - 4/4

BAROQUE

  • Syncopation
  • Bass in contrary motion with treble
  • Baroque players may well have played ornaments using rhythms seen in Variation 2
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moomoko

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Really helpful - thank you!! (Might possibly be improved by adding references to the score, though!! e.g., alberti bass in bassoon is in the gavotta)

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