chapter 27

The beginning of the fourth episode, which features violin trills, sounds most like which other episode?fourth episode0:01

first (birds)

Match the program to the correct movement of Vivaldi's Spring.

first movement - birdcalls are answered by murmuring streams and a thunderstorm second movement -a goatherd slumbers with his faithful dog third movement-nymphs and shepherds dance in the field

Vivaldi wrote concertos for students of all abilities to perform together. What part do you think his most talented students played?

solo (episode)

The Baroque concerto that is characterized by a solo instrument and orchestra is the

solo concerto.

A Baroque concerto is a(n) - genre that is based on the - between two dissimilar bodies of sound.

instrumental oppostition

What does the solo violin play to suggest a storm?storm0:01

loud, fast notes

How is the fourth ritornello different from the second and third ritornellos?second ritornello0:00third ritornello0:09fourth ritornello0:10

minor

In the second episode, which programmatic element is Vivaldi depicting in the music?second episode0:01

murmuring brooks

In this episode with its whispering figures Vivaldi is attempting to depict

murmuring water

In terms of length and melodic material, which is the third ritornello more similar to: the second ritornello or the first ritornello?opening ritornello0:33second ritornello0:09third ritornello0:09

the second

Which of the following does Vivaldi portray in the first movement of his Spring concerto?

thunder birds brooks

In this episode Vivaldi is attempting to depict

thunder and lightning

Match the musical techniques to the image from the poem that Vivaldi was depicting.

thunder, lightning- agitated repeated notes, ascending minor-key scales birds- staccato notes, trills, and running scales

In this episode, Vivaldi depicts -

thunderstorm)

In the first episode, the solo instruments play special effects that sound like birds, including repeated notes, running scales, and -

trills)

In this episode, Vivaldi evokes the sound of singing birds through the use special effects like staccato notes, running scales, and

trills.

A Baroque concerto is characterized by an ensemble featuring one or more solo instruments and orchestra.

true

Although he is known today as a composer, in his own day Antonio Vivaldi was better known as a performer.

true

Program music is music that has a literary link of some kind.

true

The first movement of the Spring concerto is programmatic.

true

Vivaldi is noted for writing instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words.

truw

In ritornello form, the orchestra plays a recurring passage (known as a ritornello) in between different sections of music played by soloists. Vivaldi used ritornello form for the fast movements of his concertos. What are the performing forces in the first movement of Vivaldi's Spring concerto (marked allegro), from The Four Seasons?

orchestra and solo violin

In this episode, what instrument is featured?

violin

The solo instrument featured in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is the

violin

Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons is paired with a - as its literary source.

poems

Vivaldi's nickname was "the red -

priest

Vivaldi wrote instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words. What is this style called?

program music

Instrumental music meant to portray the action and emotion described by words is called

program music.

Vivaldi himself was a fine musician on which instrument?

violin

Vivaldi wrote instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words, a genre called

program music.

Click on the image of a Baroque violin.

right

The first movement of Vivaldi's Spring concerto is in __________ form.

ritornello

The opening passage, known as a(n) _______, serves to unify the entire concerto movement.

ritornello

This opening passage, known as a(n) - , serves to unify the entire concerto movement.

ritornello

Vivaldi wrote roughly 230 solo concertos for what instrument?

violin

What solo instrument is featured in Vivaldi's Spring concerto?

violin

At the time Vivaldi was composing, instrumental music was newly freed from an earlier dependence on - music

vocal

The concerto

was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era.

What is the unifying formal structure that Vivaldi used in the first movement of the Springconcerto?

ritornello

Which section of music is played more than once during the first movement?Vivaldi, Spring0:00

ritornello

What structure is typical of the first and third movements of a Baroque concerto?

ritornello form

In the third episode, the orchestra and solo violin suggest a thunderstorm has arrived. How does the orchestra play to paint that picture?third episode0:00

with fast repeated notes played loudly

How does Vivaldi musically evoke the image of birds in the first movement of the Springconcerto?

with high trills and running scales

How does Vivaldi evoke the image of a thunder and lightning storm in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

with repeated notes and fast ascending, minor-key scales

How does Vivaldi musically evoke the image of birds in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

with running scales with high trills

Which principle usually associated with vocal music did Vivaldi apply to instrumental music?

word-painting

Which of the following characterize Vivaldi's career and which do not?

-He was a virtuoso violinist. -He was music master at one of Venice's prestigious orphanages (ospedali). -His concerts at the girls' school in Venice brought visitors from all over Europe.

Determine the correct order of episodes in Vivaldi's Spring, from The Four Seasons.

-solo violin with birdlike trills, -whispering figures played by the orchestra -solo violin with repeated notes and fast ascending notes

Which Baroque composer was known as "the red priest"?

Antonio Vivaldi

Listen to the following excerpts and drag them to the correct location on the music chart below.

Blue: 3rd Orange: 2nd Green: 1st

Listen to the first and fourth occurrences of the ritornello. Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Both are played in a major key.

Antonio Vivaldi, in his own day, was better known as a composer than a performer.

False

Which is a true statement about Vivaldi's Four Seasons?

Lines of poetry are printed above passages in the music.

What is the unifying formal structure that Vivaldi used in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

Ritornello

Which movement(s) in a Baroque concerto was/were set in a fast tempo?

the first and third movements

In Vivaldi's Spring, the first movement is in ritornello form. What instrument(s) do you hear at the beginning of the movement?Vivaldi, Spring0:15

the orchestra

In this excerpt a phrase is repeated. What changes (or does not change) in the second statement of the phrase?

the phrases are identical

Why did Vivaldi write concertos?

He taught at school and concertos allowed students at all levels to play together

What makes The Four Seasons a programmatic work?

It is based on a set of poems, one for each season.

How does this statement of the ritornello contrast with the others?

It is in a minor key.

The opening tune of the ritornello in Spring is immediately repeated (at 0:07). When it repeats, what sounds different about it?Vivaldi, Spring0:15

It is quieter

In the second ritornello (after the bird episode), Vivaldi doesn't repeat the entire ritornello heard at the very beginning of the movement. How is the second ritornello different from the first?

It uses only the second tune of the opening ritornello

Listen to the second and third episodes. Which is a true statement?

The second episode is softer than the third.

How is the first half of the ritornello different from the second half of the ritornello?First half of Ritornello0:01Second half of Ritornello0:18

The second half has a different tune

Which is a true statement?

The standard Baroque concerto has three movements.

In the first movement of the Spring concerto, all of the following musical images are depicted by Vivaldi except

a barking dog.

The second movement of Vivaldi's Spring concerto depicts the sound of

a dog barking.

The tempo of Spring is

allegro

What is the genre of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons?Vivaldi, Spring0:00

concerto

Vivaldi is known for having written 500 - about 230 of which were written for solo -

concertos violin

In the third movement of his Spring concerto, Vivaldi suggests the sound of bagpipes by incorporating a

drone

In Vivaldi's Spring, the orchestral ritornellos alternate with the mostly solo violin -

episode

In the first movement of Vivaldi's Spring concerto, the solo instrument is often featured in sections called

episodes.

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in the first movement of Vivaldi's Spring.

expression: images taken from a poem harmony: major key texture: homophonic form: ritornello

Baroque concertos tended to have only one movement.

false

The tempo scheme of the movements in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is - -- -fast

fast slow

The tempo scheme of the movements in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is

fast-slow-fast.

The Baroque genre that is characterized by one or more solo instruments and orchestra is

the concerto.

Who were students at the Conservatorio dell'Ospedale della Pietà in Baroque Venice?

young orphaned girls