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6. How are the arpeggios in Solo 1 played on the bassoon?
- dolce
- with a mute
- in closed formation
- fortissimo
7. How many times is the second idea played in solo 1 and over what chords?
- 4 times over Em, Bm, Em, Bm
- 3 times over Bm, Am, Em first inversion, Em
- 6 times over chords Em x 2, A, Gm first inversion x2 and Cm
8. how do the violins answer the bassoon in solo 1
- playing the first idea
- playing steccato repeated crotchets
- playing triadic patterns of arpeggios
- playing the second idea
9. How does Vivaldi drive the music forward in Solo 1
- fast ocitve leaps
- circle of fiths
- fast quver rhythms in accompaniment
10. What key does Ritornello 2 modulate to?
- C-Minor
- D-Mionr
- B-Minor
- B-major
- E- Major
11. What is the purpose of Ritornello 2
- To provide contrast in texture
- To modulate and return quickly to the virtuosic bassoon solo
- To modulate and develop the second idea
12. How is Solo 2 Virtuosic?
- wide leaps, sustained melodic phrasin, ornamentation and descending demi-semi quaver passages.
- Many triplets, trills and fast asecending scales moving quickly over the full range of the bassoon.
- very fast playing over modulating keys
- fast counter melodies with the violin I
13. What is Solo 2 based on
- The Second Idea
- The First Idea
14. Ritornello 3 modulates from Am to B-maj to Em how does this help the piece become more interesting?
- it changes over polyphonic textures giving the piece momentum as it changes over the many keys
- It modulates through en-harmonics over chromatic scales which was relatively unheard of in Baroque music
- The change to B-maj causes the change back to Em more dramatic
- All the keys are unrelated to the tonic key so it provides interest as the audience don
15. Solo 3 is the longest solo episode
16. In what range of the bassoon is solo 3 played in?
- Tenor and bass
- Very high
- Bass
- Soprano
17. What do the broken chords in the violins induce in solo 3
- a build up and crescendo into the last ritornello
- circle of fiths
- modulation to the relative minor
18. What Key is Ritornello 4 in?
19. The Ritornello 4 repeats material from the piece but not the main theme.
20. What interesting dynamic happens in the final bars?
- an echo from f to p to f
- a sforzando
- fff
- ppp
- an echo from p to f