1. Baroque Concerto Grosso

2. Prominent Composers Corelli Vivaldi Telemann Handel Bach

3. Corelli

4. Vivaldi

5. Vivaldi Bio Facts 1678-1741 “il prete roso” First master of concerto & concerto grosso Worked much of life in orphanage

6. Telemann

7. Handel

8. J.S. Bach

9. Characterists of concerto grosso Alternating sonorities Full orchestra / partial orchestra “ripieno” / “concertino” Ritornello

10. Movement Cycle Concerto grosso more flexible than the solo concerto Very often 3 movements Fast-Slow-Fast

11. Famous Examples “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi Early program music Brandenburg Concertos by Bach Commissioned

12. Solo Concerto Contrasting sonorities still applies 1 solo instrument that is repeatedly heard Most frequent: violin, oboe, flute Any solo instrument = fair game 3 movement cycle fairly strict