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MUA 1930. Assignment 5 (Baroque I). 1. Johan Sebastian Bach, Toccata for organ in D minor (listen up to 2’ 25” only). This piece is discussed in this week’s lecture. Bach, who was an organist, wrote a lot of virtuosic organ music to show off his talent. By the way, the shapes colored orange and green represent notes performed with the feet (organs have a keyboard for the feet) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOWi8tOf5FA Answer the following questions: What is dramatic in this piece? (In other words: what is “baroque” about this piece?) Give three examples. 1. As an example of embellishment, at 1’48”, the piece briefly has several ornamental notes (it is littered with them, but due to the short duration of each note at the time stamp, it makes it more dramatic). 2. As an example of dynamics, at 1’22” he abruptly goes from playing mezzo-piano to playing fortissimo. 3. As an example of texture, from 8’00” to 8’12” he very quickly goes from playing single notes to playing chords. What does “virtuosic music” mean? Virtuosic music is music that is difficult to perform. It requires a great deal of proficiency at playing the instrument to perform without error. It may sound as if the performer is improvising and embellishing on the spot, but they are actually following the score to the letter. 2. Vivaldi, Concerto for violin and orchestra, “Summer” (from The Seasons ). 3 rd movement. As you learned in the lecture, a concerto is a piece that features a soloist (in this case, the violin), accompanied by an orchestra. The last movement is fast, as should be expected. In this movement, Vivaldi recreates a summer storm. Listen to the piece and answer the following questions: What is the precise moment the violin soloist enters the song? (indicate minute/second) The violin soloist enters at 0 minutes and 48 seconds.
How does Vivaldi portray (musically) the summer storm? Like how summer storms bring a sense of urgency, Vivaldi uses a fast-paced tempo to portray the same feeling. Summer storms often bring a sense of panic as you seek to take shelter. He portrays this sense of panic by using a minor key. Finally, how summer storms may flood both the ground and our senses, he alternates between the violin soloist and the orchestra to flood our senses by having us inadvertently focus on the soloist before bringing the full orchestra back. This last one is particularly noticeable at 1’39” to 1’41” What type of musical technique is Vivaldi using between 1’06” and 1’ 17”? (tip: Vivaldi used the same thing in the “Winter,” the concerto discussed in the lecture). Vivaldi is using a sequence in the after mentioned part of the piece. One way to discern this is that while the notes change slightly each time, the rhythm stays the same. Also, each pattern is only changed by one or two notes up and down the scale of the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obo4ewznBLM
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