Vivaldi- Flute Concerto- movement one key features

What are the key textural features of the ritornellos?

melody and accompaniment

monophony

What are the key melodic features of the ritornello?

repeated notes

auxiliary notes

sequences

scales

trills

What are the key harmonic features of the ritornellos?

I and V focused

circle of fifths

What are the key rhythmic features of the ritornellos?

dotted rhythms

repeated quaver motif

What are the key textural features of the solo episodes?

just flute - monophony

melody and accompaniment

parallel thirds

antiphony

2 part counterpoint

polarised texture

What are the main melodic features of the solo episodes?

cadenza-like solo moments

repeated notes

scales

auxiliary notes

sequences

broken chords

trills- birdsong

What are the key harmonic features of the solo episodes?

strong use of chords I and V

inverted dominant pedal

diminished seventh

modulations

4-3 suspension

b53- Neapolitan chord

b90- secondary dominants V7d/IV, V/V, Vd7/V,

What are the key rhythmic features of the solo episodes?

shorter note values

repeated notes

dotted rhythms