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Concerto Grosso
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a important form of orchestral music in the late baroque period where a small group of soloists is pitted against a larger group of players called the tutti
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tutti
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most of it consists of strings
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structure
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usually comes in 3 movements
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the 3 movements
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fast-slow-fast
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opening movement
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vigorous, fast, brilliant, determined, clearly showing the contrast between soloists and tutti
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2nd movement
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slow, quieter, and often lyrical and intimate
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last movement
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lively, carefree, almost like a dance
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ritornello form
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based on alternation between tutti and solo sections.
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ritornello form
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the tutti opens with a theme called the RITORNELLO (refrain); this theme is always played by the TUTTI; the theme RETURNS IN DIFFERENT KEYS throughout the movement, though USUALLY IN FRAGMENTS, not complete
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solo sections
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offer fresh melodic ideas, softer dynamics, rapid scales, and broken chords (may also expand short melodic ideas from the tutti)
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example
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J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major |
