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A concerto (/ k ə n ˈ tʃ ɛər t oʊ /; plural concertos, or concerti from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble.
The Great Kat (England/United States) recorded a shred guitar (and violin) version of the Presto movement from the "Summer" concerto. [37] Vanessa-Mae (Singapore/Britain) recorded a crossover version of the same movement for electric violin. [38] 1999. The Chinese Baroque Players recorded arrangements of the concerti for traditional Chinese ...
Sinfonia in D major (Allegro assai - Andante - Presto) Sinfonia in F major (Allegro - Andante - Presto) Sinfonia in C major (Allegro moderato - Andante - Presto) 12 symphonies; 5 violin concertos (In the foreword of the first two concertos, Op. 2 (1775), he describes himself as "disciple of the famous Tartini".) harpsichord concerto; flute concerto
The concerto grosso (pronounced [konˈtʃɛrto ˈɡrɔsso]; Italian for big concert(o), plural concerti grossi [konˈtʃɛrti ˈɡrɔssi]) is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra (the ripieno, tutti or concerto grosso).
The concertos were largely composed of new material: they are amongst the finest examples in the genre of baroque concerto grosso. The Musette, or rather chaconne, in this Concerto, was always in favour with the composer himself, as well as the public; for I well remember that HANDEL frequently introduced it between the parts of his Oratorios ...
Each concerto was printed in eight parts: four violins, two violas, cello and continuo. The continuo part was printed as a figured bass for violone and harpsichord. The concertos belong to the concerto a 7 format, that is: for each concerto there are seven independent parts. In each consecutive group of three concertos, the first is a concerto ...
Johann Joachim Quantz (German:; 30 January 1697 – 12 July 1773) was a German composer, flutist and flute maker of the late Baroque period.Much of his professional career was spent in the court of Frederick the Great, where he served as the king's flute teacher.
Other early violin concertos are the four in Albinoni's Op. 2 (1700) and the six in Torelli's important Op. 8 (1709 - the other six works in this set are double concertos for two violins). The most influential and prolific composer of concertos during the Baroque period was the Venetian Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741). In addition to his nearly ...