Vivaldi- flute concerto- movement three key features

What are the key textural features of the ritornello?

parallel thirds

monophonic

What are the key textural features of the solo episodes?

parallel thirds

polarised texture

independent material

monophony

antiphony

What are the key melodic features of the ritornello?

d major scales

broken chords

independent material

trills

What are the key melodic features of the solo episodes?

trills and arpeggios

upper auxiliary notes

repeated notes

sequences

chromaticism

broken chords

What are the key harmonic features of the ritornello?

chords I and V heavily used

modulations to A major and B minor

What are the key harmonic features of the solo episodes?

circle of fifths

suspensions

inverted dominant pedal

modulation to B minor via a diminished 7th chord