1. Homework: A0S2, The Concerto Through Time Due: Friday 9th March
What is a concerto?
What does virtuoso mean?
There are 3 key musical time periods in this area of study: Baroque, Classical and Romantic. a) When was the Baroque period? b) When was the classical period? c) When was the Romantic period?
What is equal temperament?
Listen to ‘Brandenburg Concerto No.1’ by JS Bach. This is an example of a Baroque concerto.
In your listening diary, write about DR P SMITH: Dynamics, Rhythm, Pitch, Structure, Melody, Instruments, Texture, Tempo, Tonality, Harmony in as much detail as you can.
TIPS: Structure - How many different sections can you hear?
Remember that you can use more than one box in your listening diary if you run out of space.