Post by Mātōnya on May 11, 2019 19:10:42 GMT
Some educational content and discussion about Classical music, or perhaps more appropriately, music of the Common Practice Period (c. 1590 to 1900, give or take, comprising the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras).
I'd like to start things off with a concerto. As a genre, the majority of concertos (or concerti in the Italian pluralization) have these things in common:
-Instrumental work with an orchestral arrangement (size of the orchestra depends on the time period, mostly, but anywhere from 8 to 40 players on average, I'd say)
-One or more soloists (called a concerto grosso when there is a "solo group" instead of just a single soloist)
-Usually three movements with the tempo arrangement of 1. Fast, 2. Slow, 3. Fast (finale movements are often the fastest)
Other features are usually dependent upon the time period, but basically a work for soloist(s) and orchestra with three movements. The solo parts are often extremely virtuosic and difficult to play, and many concertos can serve as a benchmark for playing ability on certain instruments with professional musicians being expected to be at the level to play at least some of them. As such, they can be very showy.
The bassoon doesn't get enough love, so here's Mozart's Concerto in B flat Major for Bassoon played by Aligi Voltan with G.B. Rigon conducting the
Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza:
Feel free to talk about and post some of your favorite "Classical" music!
I'd like to start things off with a concerto. As a genre, the majority of concertos (or concerti in the Italian pluralization) have these things in common:
-Instrumental work with an orchestral arrangement (size of the orchestra depends on the time period, mostly, but anywhere from 8 to 40 players on average, I'd say)
-One or more soloists (called a concerto grosso when there is a "solo group" instead of just a single soloist)
-Usually three movements with the tempo arrangement of 1. Fast, 2. Slow, 3. Fast (finale movements are often the fastest)
Other features are usually dependent upon the time period, but basically a work for soloist(s) and orchestra with three movements. The solo parts are often extremely virtuosic and difficult to play, and many concertos can serve as a benchmark for playing ability on certain instruments with professional musicians being expected to be at the level to play at least some of them. As such, they can be very showy.
The bassoon doesn't get enough love, so here's Mozart's Concerto in B flat Major for Bassoon played by Aligi Voltan with G.B. Rigon conducting the
Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza:
Feel free to talk about and post some of your favorite "Classical" music!
