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OCR Music GCSE
The Classical Concerto
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a concerto? | A work for an orchestra and soloist |
| How many movements are in a concerto, what tempo are they? | 3 movements- fast, slow, fast |
| What form is the first movement in? | Sonata form |
| What are the dates of the Classical Period? | 1750-1820 |
| Define 'virtuoso' | An incredibly skilled solo musician |
| Name a key composer of a concerto | Mozart or Haydn |
| Define 'tutti' | A section for the whole orchestra together |
| Define 'cadenza' | An unaccompanied section filled with complex playing, leaps, arpeggios, ornamentation |
| A concerto uses 'typical classical phrasing', describe this phrasing | Balanced and clear-cut, forming a question and answer pattern |
| Melody and accompaniment provides a _________ texture | Homophonic |
| Gradual changes in dynamics included the introduction of... | Crescendos and diminuendos |
| A trumpet concerto would feature which sorts of instruments as the melody and accompaniment | Trumpet would be melody, whole orchestra would be accompaniment |
| What is a baroque concerto? | A piece for a small group of soloists (don't get the classical and baroque concertos confused) |
| Will a classical concerto have much ornamentation? | No, because ornamentation became less frequent in the Classical Period |
| Name a Classical Composer | Mozart, Haydn, Chopin etc. |
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