The concertoThe concerto

By :By :Álvaro RodríguezÁlvaro RodríguezSergio RodríguezSergio Rodríguez

Israel GarzaIsrael Garza

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HistoryHistory-Barroque-Barroque

Starting from a form Starting from a form called Concerto grosso, it called Concerto grosso, it evolved into the form we evolved into the form we understand today as a understand today as a soloist soloist with against an an orchestra orchestra

The baroque concert was The baroque concert was mainly for a string mainly for a string instrument violin, viola, instrument violin, viola,

cellocello

HistoryHistory-Classical-Classical

Johann Sebastian Bach was Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the important one of the important authors, are perhaps the authors, are perhaps the best links between those of best links between those of the Baroque period and the Baroque period and those of Mozart. those of Mozart.

CharacteristicsCharacteristics It combines the soloist's It combines the soloist's

virtuosity and interpretive virtuosity and interpretive abilities with the abilities with the orchestra's wide range of orchestra's wide range of tone colour and dynamics tone colour and dynamics

soloist and orchestra are soloist and orchestra are equally important equally important

Types of concertosTypes of concertos Violin concertos Violin concertos Cello concertosCello concertos Piano concertosPiano concertos

ViolinViolin The wind instruments state The wind instruments state

the lyrical second subject the lyrical second subject over a low pedal G on the over a low pedal G on the violin – certainly an violin – certainly an innovation. The cadenza, innovation. The cadenza, placed at the start of the placed at the start of the recapitulation, is fully recapitulation, is fully written out and integrated written out and integrated into the structure into the structure

CelloCello The instrument was also The instrument was also

popular with composers of popular with composers of the Franco-Belgian the Franco-Belgian tradition: Saint-Saëns and tradition: Saint-Saëns and Vieuxtemps wrote two Vieuxtemps wrote two cello concertos cello concertos contribution to the genre contribution to the genre is a series of Variations on is a series of Variations on a Rococo Theme a Rococo Theme

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