Baroque Concerto Grosso
Prominent Composers Corelli Vivaldi Telemann Handel Bach
Corelli
Vivaldi
Vivaldi Bio Facts “il prete roso” First master of concerto & concerto grosso Worked much of life in orphanage
Telemann
Handel
J.S. Bach
Characterists of concerto grosso Alternating sonorities Full orchestra / partial orchestra “ripieno” / “concertino” Ritornello
Movement Cycle Concerto grosso more flexible than the solo concerto Very often 3 movements Fast-Slow-Fast
Famous Examples “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi Early program music Brandenburg Concertos by Bach Commissioned
Solo Concerto Contrasting sonorities still applies 1 solo instrument that is repeatedly heard Most frequent: violin, oboe, flute Any solo instrument = fair game 3 movement cycle fairly strict