AS OCR Music Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto in Em

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  • Created on: 06-05-12 10:13
Who did Vivaldi write his bassoon concerto for?
Pio Ospedale della Pieta
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How does Vivaldi develop his acciacatura motif at the beginning
changes the accicacaturas to demisemi quaver causing them t become harmonic notes instead of dissonant
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What is the second idea
a chord followed by a descending scale
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how does the harmony change in Solo 1
Every two beats
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How are the arpeggios in Solo 1 played on the bassoon?
in closed formation
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How many times is the second idea played in solo 1 and over what chords?
3 times over Bm, Am, Em first inversion, Em
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how do the violins answer the bassoon in solo 1
playing triadic patterns of arpeggios
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How does Vivaldi drive the music forward in Solo 1
circle of fiths
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What key does Ritornello 2 modulate to?
B-Minor
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What is the purpose of Ritornello 2
To modulate and return quickly to the virtuosic bassoon solo
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How is Solo 2 Virtuosic?
wide leaps, sustained melodic phrasin, ornamentation and descending demi-semi quaver passages.
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What is Solo 2 based on
The Second Idea
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Ritornello 3 modulates from Am to B-maj to Em how does this help the piece become more interesting?
The change to B-maj causes the change back to Em more dramatic
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In what range of the bassoon is solo 3 played in?
Tenor and bass
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What do the broken chords in the violins induce in solo 3
circle of fiths
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What Key is Ritornello 4 in?
Em
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What interesting dynamic happens in the final bars?
an echo from f to p to f
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What was Vivaldi also known as
the red priest
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How does Vivaldi develop his acciacatura motif at the beginning

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changes the accicacaturas to demisemi quaver causing them t become harmonic notes instead of dissonant

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What is the second idea

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how does the harmony change in Solo 1

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How are the arpeggios in Solo 1 played on the bassoon?

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