M527 History of the Concerto

Listening Test 1

Repertory

Corelli, concertos Op 6 no. 1

Handel, Concertos Op 6 no. 5

Torelli, Concerto a quattro in forma Pastorale per il Santo Natale, Op. 8 no. 6, "Christmas Concerto"

Vivaldi, Il Cimento dell’armonia e dell’invenzione, op. 8, only the Four Seasons; op. 3 no. 10 and Bach, transcription for 4 harpsichords and ensemble

Bach, Brandenburg concertos nos. 3 and 5; Italian concerto

Excerpt 1

1)      Identify the excerpt you have just heard—composer, opus no. and title (if applicable), concerto no. and movement, and date (to the nearest approximation). (5 pts)

2)      Discuss the instrumentation of this excerpt. (5 pts.)

3)      Discuss the texture of the excerpt: in what ways is this uncharacteristic of the genre? (5 pts.)

4)      Discuss how the ritornello and solo episodes are distributed in this movement. (5 pts.)