Vivaldi Concerto- Elements of music

What are the 4 motifs used in Vivaldi?

1. Off-beat ascending semiquaver arpeggio

2. The dotted rhythm with upper auxiliary

3. The oscillating major 2nd semiquavers

4. Descending sequence

What is the tonic key of the 1st movement?

D major

What are some key features of the 1st movement?

Trills = bird-like

Octave leaps

Dotted rhythms

Repeated notes

Arpeggios

Scales

Parallel octaves

Tonic-dominant harmony

What is the structure of the 1st movement?

Ritonello- episode

Describe the Baroque flute

Short, wooden, thicker, no keys/ 1 key

What is motif 1?

Off-beat ascending semiquaver arpeggio

What is motif 2?

Dotted upper auxiliary motif

What is motif 3?

Oscillating major 2nd semiquavers

What is motif 4?

Descending scale

Where does the 1st ritonello begin and end?

Bar 1-12

Where does the 1st episode begin and end?

Bar 13-20

Where does the 2nd ritonello begin and end?

Bar 21-26

Where does the 2nd episode begin and end?

Bar 26-47

Where does the 3rd ritonello begin and end?

Bar 47-52

Where does the 3rd episode begin and end?

Bar 53-95

What does the final ritonello begin and end?

Bar 96-100

Describe the texture of the string line

In parallel octaves

What cadence occurs in Bar 12-13?

Perfect cadence

When does the descending sequence start and end?

Bar 5-8

Describe the texture in Bar 10-12

Unison

What harmonic device is used in Bar 5-8

Circle of fifths

What key is the first episode in?

D major