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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Baroque Period
The Concerto Grosso & Ritornello Form

Web Resources

The Concerto

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/g_concerto.html

This page from the extensive Classical Music site provides a brief annotated discussion of the Concerto form, along with links to representative composers from the Baroque period and beyond.

Periods of Music History

http://www.shunsley.eril.net/music/gcsebaroquenotes1.htm

A brief, nicely illustrated review of the musical form, texture and style of concerto grosso, is provided at this site.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/vivaldi_op8_1to4_four_seasons.html

Sound files and text to this famous piece can be found here.

Questions



1

What is the concerto form?
2

Describe the form texture and style of the concerto grosso. How does it differ from musical forms in past periods? How is it similar?
3

What is the ritornello?
4

Why was Vivaldi’s use of the ritornello particularly so important?








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