Question

1.Which of the following contributed to the development of the baroque concerto.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. D) All of the above

A) Cadenzas

Explanation:

During the Baroque, the style known as concerto developed into an instrumental form that alternates between parts of tutti (ripieno or in Italian) and solo (concertino), and as a rondo uses the same theme in tutti. The Concerto was a form widely used in the Baroque period, which consisted of a group of three (or more) soloists with a larger orchestra. What contributed to the development of the Baroque concert was:

• The new concept emerging from Ann's minor key
• The use of an active bass line in progress as the harmonic basis of a piece
• The concertato principle in which the theme was passed between two groups of musicians

Cadenza is a virtuosic passage, often based on themes expressed previously in the work, in which the soloist has the opportunity to show his technique. The cadenza, which was initially performed on the fly and always at the end of a movement at a concert, ended with a trill, indicating reentry to the orchestra.

Created in the Baroque period, cadenza, when inserted in an aria, should be performed in one breath. At the concert, it was built on a pedal of the dominant. The performance was done only by the soloist, without accompaniment.

Answer 2

The right answer is C, as the principle of competition between the musicians was the center of attention during a performance. Who can more?... Who can better?... In this way they did their best attracting the audience's attention.

The right answer is A) Cadenzas. They were parts of concerts where musicians played solo. In fact, they could not improvise when played in the ensemble with others, while in solo they had limitless freedom (according to the rules of playing cadenzas and the overall style of the music). Moreover, in sheet music cadenzas were noted only generally without details giving an opportunity to the performer to invent it.