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The Concerto Through Time (Area of Study 2)
Quick questions on The Baroque concerto: ritornello form and continuo - OCR GCSE Music
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What is dynamics are terraced?Show answer
the music shifts suddenly between loud (tutti) and soft (solo), in steps or terraces, rather than with the gradual crescendos of later periods, partly because the harpsichord cannot swell. The forces are small: a string orchestra plus continuo, sometimes with a few woodwind or brass. The music is often continuous and busy, with running semiquavers and clear, regular rhythms.
What is q1?Show answer
What is the difference between a concerto grosso and a solo concerto? [2 marks]
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What plays the basso continuo? [2 marks]
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Describe how ritornello form is used in a Baroque concerto. [6 marks]
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