Vivaldi was progressive musically. He established the concerto form as an instrumental standard, played with the idea that the soloist was at war with the larger orchestra and using the contrasts to dramatic effect, not only between players but in speed and volume levels as well, and he pushed the envelope on violin technique, something in which he probably remained untouched. His usual writing style was antiphony, a simple style, which allowed him to experiment with instrument solos and maintain a light and innocent texture to the music. Vivaldi was one of the rare Italian composers interested in woodwind instruments. He composed several concertos for the bassoon, oboe, recorder and flute, as well as the rarer clarinet.
At the same time the flutist presses finger keys that are positioned along the tube. The keys open and close tone holes to make different sounds. Throughout the 16th century flutes were one of the most popular instruments of the Italian musical scene. Even King Henry VIII had a very large collection of flutes. Mozart and Hayden also played the flute in the 18th century.
THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1750-1825) THE CLASSICAL PERIOD OF MUSIC 1) TIME OF GREAT MUSICAL EXPERIMENTATION AND DISCOVERY 2) CENTERS AROUND ACHIEVEMENTS OF VIENNESE SCHOOL A) HAYDN B) MOZART C) BEETHOVEN 3) THREE CHALLENGING PROBLEMS A) EXPLORE MAJOR-MINOR SYSTEM TO ITS FULLEST B) TO PERFECT A LARGE FORM OF ABSOLUTE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC (THE SONATA CYCLE) C) TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ITS (SONATA CYCLE) VARIOUS TYPES 1) SONATA 2) CONCERTO SYMPHONY 3) ELEMENTS OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD 1) ELEGANT AND LYRICAL MELODIES A) ELEGANT AND LYRICAL MELODIES B) CLEAR-CUT CADENCES 2) THE HARMONIES THAT SUSTAINED THESE MELODIES A) FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE KEY RHYTHM 3) A) MUSIC WAS IN EITHER 2, 3, 4, OR 6/8 B) STAYED IN RHYTHMIC STYLE IT BEGAN WITH 4) FORM A) UNFOLDED
The trombone is an outstanding and ingenious instrument to know about and to play. It is the only instrument that can play a glissando without tonguing. Trombone means a musical instrument tin the brass family, having a cylindrical bore and a sliding tube. (Kallen, Stuart P. 47-67). Most commonly Trombone refers to the tenor trombone which has a fundamental tone of B^aE.
Piano Sonata in Bb, K.333: movement I is a classical sonata that was written by Mozart in 1783; Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone: movement I is a neoclassical piece of music that is in ternary form, it was written by Poulenc in 1922 and revised in 1945. There are many similarities and differences between these pieces and I will be comparing and contrasting the tonality and structure that they have. Mozart’s K.333 is written in sonata form, which was the form that was most common during the classic period, the period in which Mozart wrote this piece. A sonata form contains three main sections, which are called ‘subjects’. These sections are the exposition, which starts from the first bar in K.333, the development, which between bars 63 and 93 and the recapitulation that occurs from bar 93 until the end of the piece.
Hu Zhenqi 24 June 2011 MRLC Mr.Ryan HOW BACH’S STYLE IS DISTINCT FROM VIVALDI’S Bach and Vivaldi are two of the most well known composers in the Baroque period. They have similarities and differences in their style of composition. This essay would focus on their differences in style. Their styles are different in many ways and most people would focus on their use of melody, harmony or rhythm but this essay would focus on their use of basso continuo. The way Bach uses basso continuo in his music is what makes Bach’s style distinct from Vivaldi’s.
He also devised a second horn part to harmonise the first using the notes of a D major arpeggio. In some cases the second horn parts were doubled by various instruments to fill in neccesary notes that could not be played, such as the leading note C#. The trumpets and horns play off each other through Suite No.2, especially in movements 1 and 2, where the trumpet parts were an octave higher than the horns which exploited their contrasts of register and timbre. Trumpets in the baroque period had similiar problems to the horns as they did not have valves and were commonly written in either D or C. Therefore Handel
Give a detailed account of the exposition of the 1st movement of Beethoven’s Symphony no. 1 Beethoven’s first symphony follows the example of Haydn (Beethoven’s mentor, on and off, for around three years from 1792 – 1795) in a number of ways. In particular, it uses a slow introduction to the first movement and an orchestra which resembles that of Haydn’s later symphonies (from around 1792), which includes: • double woodwind • 2 horns • 2 trumpets • 2 timpani tuned to the tonic and dominant notes • the usual Classical string section The first symphony is from bars 13-33 (Allegro con brio), within this Beethoven eventually confirms the tonic key of C major in an understated manner – p dynamics, woodwind and horns have only the tonic chord on the first beat and the melody is played by 1st violins, accompanied by dotted crotchet chords in the rest of the string section. The first subject (1st violins) emphasises the tonic key by means of a strong dominant-tonic (G to C) relationship in the melody in bars 13 – 16. After a two-bar woodwind link, where the key modulates to D minor, the opening melody is repeated a tone higher than original (bars 19 - 23).
Sax, already a knowledgeable and skilled musician, became aware that there was a tonal disparity between strings and winds, as well as brasses and woodwinds. He noticed that the brasses were overpowering the woodwinds, and the winds were overpowering the strings. He saw the need to come up with a new instrument that would create a form of balance between the three sections (brass, woodwinds and strings). The sound that he was seeking would lie between the clarinet's woodwind sound, and the trumpet's brass tone. Sax combined the body of a brass instrument and the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument, and the saxophone was born.
In the bridge, high bowed strings, sometimes using harmonics and tremolo, add a countermelody. Orchestration There are five woodwind players who double up: Clarinet and saxophone Two horns Three trumpets Two trombones Seven violins Four cellos Two double basses Drum kit Percussionists Piano Electric and accoustic guitar Structure The song does not follow a conventional verse-chorus structure, but has several musical ideas and sections that recur. The structure is: Introduction Section A Section B Section B1 Section A 1 Outro [fades