AOS2: The Concerto Through Time (ROMANTIC CONCERTO) HOME LEARNING

Answer the following quesCons to begin your learning about the RomanCc Concerto.

1. When was the Roman/c period?

2. Iden/fy two famous Concerto composers from the Roman/c period.

3. Can you explain how the rela/onship between the orchestra and soloist developed?

4. How did the cadenza develop from the Classical period?

AOS2: The Concerto Through Time (ROMANTIC CONCERTO) HOME LEARNING

Listen to the following movement from a RomanCc Concerto. Use DR SMITH to analyse the musical features you can hear. Who is the soloist? hDps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_VCbnqbwwA (0:00-1:34)

The soloist is the violin.

What do they stand

for?

Can you describe an example musical feature in the extract?

D Dynamics

R Rhythm

S Structure

M Melody

I Instrumenta/on

T Texture

H Harmony

AOS2: The Concerto Through Time (CLASSICAL CONCERTO) HOME LEARNING

Answer the following questions to begin your learning about the Classical Concerto.

1. When was the Classical period?

2. Identify two famous composers from the Classical period.

3. Describe who performs a Classical concerto.

4. How do the performers work together?

5. How many movements does a Classical concerto normally have?

6. What is a cadenza?

7. How would you explain sonata form?

AOS2: The Concerto Through Time (CLASSICAL CONCERTO) HOME LEARNING

Listen to the following movement from a Classical Concerto. Use DR SMITH to analyse the musical features you can hear. Who is the soloist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dUZfBTbI0k

What do they stand

for?

Can you describe an example musical feature in the extract?

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AOS2: The Concerto Through Time (CLASSICAL CONCERTO) HOME LEARNING

AOS2: The Concerto Through Time (BAROQUE SOLO CONCERTO AND CONCERTO GROSSO) HOME LEARNING

Answer the following quesGons to begin your learning about the Baroque Solo Concerto and Concerto Grosso.

1. When was the Baroque period?

2. Iden7fy two famous composers from the Baroque period.

3. Can you explain the difference between a Baroque Solo Concerto and a Baroque Concerto Grosso?

4. What instruments play the ‘con7nuo’ part and how do they work together?

5. How many movements does a Baroque concerto normally have?

6. What are terraced dynamics?

AOS2: The Concerto Through Time (BAROQUE SOLO CONCERTO AND CONCERTO GROSSO) HOME LEARNING

Listen to the following movement from a Baroque Solo Concerto. Use DR SMITH to analyse the musical features you can hear. Who is the soloist? hMps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-dYNMdgl0 (0:00-2:08)

What do they stand

for?

Can you describe an example musical feature in the extract?

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AOS2: The Concerto Through Time

(BAROQUE SOLO CONCERTO AND CONCERTO GROSSO) HOME LEARNING

Now listen to one from a Baroque Concerto Grosso. Use DR SMITH to analyse the musical

features you can hear. Who are the soloists?hMps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE_gjK4NhZU

What do

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for?

Can you describe an example musical feature in the

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OCR GCSE MUSIC Key Musical Vocabulary you need to know:

Find definitions of the following musical terms to help you with your listening skills. Make sure you understand what they mean.

Articulation

Staccato

Legato

Pizzicato

Arco

Tremolo

Dynamics

Pianissimo pp

Piano p

Mezzopiano mp

Mezzoforte mf

Forte f

Fortissimo ff

Sforzando sfz

crescendo

diminuendo

Harmony/Tonality

Diatonic

Dissonant

Atonal

Chromatic

Microtonal

Major chord

Minor chord

Seventh chord

Tonic

Sub-dominant

Dominant

Blue note

Perfect cadence

Imperfect cadence

Plagal cadence

Interrupted cadence

Arpeggio

Triad

Comping

Drone

12 bar blues

Modulation

Structure

Concerto

Concerto grosso

Symphony

Sonata

Binary

Ternary

Rondo

Variation

Strophic

Through composed

Round/Canon

Introduction

Coda

Bridge/Middle eight

Cadenza

Verse/Chorus form

Melodic & compositional devices

Repetition

Sequence

Imitation

Ostinato

Inversion

Riff

Improvisation

Question & answer/call & response

Walking bass

Fills/stabs

Hook

Melody/Pitch

Scalic

Passing note

Angular

Interval

Raga

Major scale

Minor scale

Chromatic scale

Blue scale

Mode

Tessitura

Glissando

Notation

Key signature

Time signature

Accidental

Phrasing

Tie

Ornament

Trill

Turn

Mordent

Acciaccatura

Rhythm

Anacrusis

Syncopation

Pulse

Irregular metre

Cross rhythm

Swung rhythm

Tala

Chaal

Son clave

Tempo

Largo

Andante

Moderato

Allegro

Vivace

Presto

Accelerando

Rallentando

Allargando

Rubato

Texture

Monophonic

Homophonic

Polyphonic

Unison

Parallel motion

Contrary motion

Descant/obbligato

Voices

A cappella

Syllabic

Melismatic

Scat

Technology

Synthesiser

Drum machine

Mixing desk

Sequencer

Multitracking

Overdubbing

Amplification

Sampling

Scratching

Looping

Groove

Panning

MIDI

FX

Reverb

Echo

Distortion

Vocoder

Quantising

Remix

Baroque Concerto Grosso How is the Concerto Grosso different from the solo concerto?

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What is the group of soloists called?

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What are the remaining accompanying instruments called?

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Exam-style Questions

This extract is from J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, 1st movement BMV 1049.

Q1 [0:12 - 1:30] i) Which instruments comprise the concertino section? [1]

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ii) Name the chordal instrument you can hear, which is at the heart of the continuo section. [1]

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iii) Can you describe the opening melodic idea played by one of the recorders (this is also repeated a number of times in this opening section)? [2]

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Q2 [1:30 - 2:13]

iv) What melodic device can you hear being used frequently in the violin melody? [1]

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v) Which term best describes the majority of the violin writing? [1]

a) Scalic b) Octave leaps c) Arpeggios

Q3 [2:23 - 2:30]

vi) How does the tonality of this section compare to the tonality of the opening? [1]

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Q4 [2:43 - 3:10]

vii) Identify the melodic device which is used when the two recorders play [1]

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Q5 [3:11 - 3:33]

viii) The violin part is very technically demanding. What musical term describes this type of playing? [1]

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