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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
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Can you describe an example musical feature in the extract?
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R Rhythm
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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
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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
they stand
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Can you describe an example musical feature in the
extract?
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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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