The Concerto Since the Baroque era, the concerto has played a vital role in the music world. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, a concerto is “a composition for one or more soloists and orchestra with three contrasting movements.” There are two main types: the concerto grosso and the classical concerto; both will be discussed later. While the term concerto is relatively easy to understand in context, when put into use the term becomes more complicated to define. The basic elements that…

in the history of music. His Violin Concerto in D Major has been played by nearly every soloist in the past 150 years and, today, it is one of the major works in violin repertoire. Since its premiere by Franz Clement in the winter of 1806, many aspects of the violin, bow, and performance have undergone changes. This paper discusses the modern day knowledge of Beethoven 's Violin Concerto, and how it is influencing the way violinists interpret and perform the concerto. It also points out some of the…

The Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Opus 26 is one of the most famous violin concertos over the musical history. It is also considered to be the most renowned work by the German composer Max Bruch. I will begin with a short explanation of why I choose to analyse this piece followed by what makes this piece so remarkable. I will then present the musical context – German Romantic period – in which this piece was composed and discuss how it is representative of this period. Also, I will present briefly…

In Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor HWV 287 by George Fredric Handel, the listener is subjected to a lengthy journey of sound, in which the mind is stimulated with various parts of music. The four movements express a decent amount of change from the movement before it, which keeps the listener engaged throughout the whole piece. The tempo, which is defined as the general speed of the music, starts off as a nice average speed. It’s not too fast or slow, though it does increase or decrease later in the…

The Baroque Concerto Table of Contents Section Page Number Introduction 3 Emergence 3 - 4 Corelli 4 - 5 Torelli 5 Conclusion 6 Bibliography 7 Introduction In simple terms, the word “concerto” translates into “concert.”…

The piece I have chose to analyze is an online video recording of Beethoven Egmont Ouverture, Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 and Mahler Symphony No. 1 preformed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra led by the conductor Christoph Eschenbach and violinist Ray Chen. Over the 101 minutes recording there are many great examples of the concepts learned in the course. Throughout the piece I found myself taking the role of a referential listener. Which I believe to be something I naturally am rather…

famous Italian baroque composer, known by most Suzuki violin students who study his concertos or by audiences everywhere who have heard and love his composition of the Four Seasons. Having grown up as students of the Suzuki Violin Method, we recognize this composer and have experience performing his pieces. In addition to his many concertos written for solo violin, Vivaldi composed many concertos intended to be performed by two solo violins, accompanied by a small orchestra. Because we are both…

concert consisted of two pieces. Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 in E major. The orchestra was conducted by Thomas Sondergard from Denmark. The concert lasted for about 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission. Although the concert started a little late, the first piece was Mozart’s Concerto No. 3, which he composed when he was 19. The instruments played in this piece were 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, and strings. The violin soloist was Karen Gomyo. There were 3…

The concerto form was developed significantly from the Classical to the romantic era; producing changes within its instrumentation, form thematic material and rhythmic devices. The societal attitudes towards the composition and consumption of the concerto form also changed during this time. A concerto is an arrangement with solo works performed within the piece, alternating between a larger ensemble and the soloist. The root of its definition was believed to mean to ‘skirmish with one another’…

Igor Stravinsky, 1882 – 1971 (Yudkin, 202), and Bela Bartok, 1881 - 1945 (Yudkin, 215), by assessing their life and music gives a deeper meaning of what it meant to live through the Modern time frame. During the life of both of these composers the world went through two tragic wars that surprisingly slightly shaped their style in the way their music is formed. Both Stravinsky and Bartok have some sense of primitivism found in their music; Bartok being more than heavily influenced by Stravinsky, as…