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G C S E M U S I C T H E C O N C E R T O T H R O U G H T I M E R E V I S I O N G U I D E
THE CONCERTO
THROUGH TIME
REVISION GUIDE
THE CONCERTO
What is a Concerto?
Who performs a Concerto?
How many movements does a Concerto have? How are they contrasted?
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THE BAROQUE
CONCERTO GROSSO
What is a Baroque Concerto Grosso?
Describe the two different instrumental groups who perform a Baroque Concerto Grosso.
What instruments did Baroque Composers use as part of the soloists group?
What instruments normally made up the accompanying group of a Baroque Concerto Grosso?
Describe the role of the Continuo in a Baroque Concerto Grosso.
Describe the key features of Baroque melodies in a Baroque Concerto Grosso.
Which type of musical Texture was used most commonly within a Baroque Concerto Grosso?
How was a Baroque Concerto Grosso structured? How were the movements contrasted?
Describe the form and structure of Ritornello Form.
What is an Episode within Ritornello Form?
What does the word Tutti mean?
What was significant about a composers use of Dynamics within a Baroque Concerto Grosso?
What were the dates of the Baroque period?
Name some famous Baroque composers who wrote Concerto Grossos and name a couple of their
most famous Concerto Grossos, or examples of their Concerto Grossos you have listened to if you
can.
Describe the word Patronage and how this system worked for Baroque composers.
What is a commission? What did composers receive in return for writing commissions?
Where were Baroque Concertos normally performed?
What size and type of audience would listen to performances of Baroque Concertos?
Look at the images below. Where are these Baroque Concertos being performed?
Look at the opening score of Corellis Concerto Grosso No.1 shown below and identify the key
features shown.
THE BAROQUE SOLO

CONCERTO
What is a Baroque Solo Concerto?
What instruments did Baroque composers use as soloists

within a Baroque Solo Concerto?
What instruments accompanied the soloist in a Baroque Solo Concerto?
What was significant about the soloists part within a Baroque Solo Concerto in terms of
technicality?
Complete the following table showing the overall form and structure of a Baroque Concerto adding
possible forms used by Baroque composers for each of the three movements and commenting on
the tempo, mood or character of each movement.
Movement Form & Structure Tempo & Mood/Character
FIRST MOVEMENT
SECOND MOVEMENT
THIRD MOVEMENT
Describe the key features of Baroque melodies in a Baroque Solo Concerto.
Which type of musical Texture was used most commonly within a Baroque Concerto Grosso?
What was significant about a composers use of Dynamics within a Baroque Concerto Grosso?
What were the dates of the Baroque period?
Name some famous Baroque composers who wrote Solo Concertos and name a couple of their
most famous Solo Concertos, or examples of their Solo Concertos you have listened to if you can.
Spend a few moments looking at the image above showing a performance of a Baroque Solo
Concerto and then answer the following questions: Which character is the soloist? How can you
tell this? What instrument is he playing? Which instruments are accompanying him? Where is this
Solo Concerto being performed? How would you describe the audience?
Look at the opening score below showing the 1st movement of Spring Solo Violin Concerto from
The Four Seasons by the Baroque composer Vivaldi and identify the key features shown.
THE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Which section dominated the Baroque Orchestra?
Which wooden instruments (later made of metal) are missing from the Woodwind section on the
diagram above?
Why is the Harpsichord placed at the front of the Baroque Orchestra?
What was the role of the Harpsichord within the Baroque Orchestra?
Describe some of the limitations and restrictions of Baroque orchestral instruments.
What is the only Percussion instrument in the Baroque Orchestra? When would they be used?
In a Baroque Orchestra, the Strings mainly play the melody. What is the role of the Woodwind
and Brass Instruments within a Baroque Orchestra?
Baroque Orchestras varied in size depending on time and place. What number (generally) of
performers did a Baroque Orchestra comprise of? (give fromto.)
THE CLASSICAL
CONCERTO
What is a Classical Solo Concerto?
What happened to the Concerto Grosso during the Classical Period?
What instruments did Classical Composers use as solo instruments for Classical Concertos?
What newly invented instruments appeared and became popular during the Classical period?
What instruments normally made up the accompanying group of a Classica Solo Concerto?
Complete the following table showing the overall form and structure of a Classical Concerto
adding possible forms used by Classical composers for each of the three movements and
commenting on the tempo, mood or character of each movement.
FIRST MOVEMENT
SECOND MOVEMENT
THIRD MOVEMENT
Describe Rondo Form and how this was used by composers in Classical Solo Concertos.
Describe Sonata Form and how this was used by composers in Classical Solo Concertos.
What is a Cadenza? Why did composers include a Cadenza section within a movement of a
Concerto? Where does the Cadenza section often occur? What is different about the Cadenza
section to the rest of the movement?
Describe the key features of Classical melodies in a Classical Solo Concerto.
How did musical Texture develop from Baroque Concertos to Classical Solo Concertos?
Describe how Dynamics were used in Classical Solo Concertos.
What is a musical phrase? How did Classical composers use musical phrases in Solo Concertos?
Describe a Classical composers use of basic Harmony within a Classical Solo Concerto.
What was the role of the Conductor within a Classical Concerto? What does Interpretation mean
and how was this featured in the performance of a Classical Solo Concerto?
What were the dates of the Classical period?
Name some famous Classical composers who wrote Solo Concertos and name a couple of their
most famous or popular Solo Concertos, or examples of their Solo Concertos you have listened to
if you can.
Describe the changed in Patronage, Audience and

Venue in relation to the commission, composition
and performance of Solo Concertos in the
Classical Period.
Look at the score on the following page showing the opening of the 1st Movement of Mozarts
Piano Concerto No.22 in E flat Major and identify the key features shown using the boxes.
THE CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
The Baroque Orchestra The Classical Orchestra
Why did the Classical Orchestra become larger?
Which section continued to be the backbone of the Orchestra?
What happened to the Woodwind section in the Classical Orchestra?
What happened to the Brass section in the Classical Orchestra?
What happened to the Percussion section in the Classical Orchestra?
Why is there no Harpsichord Continuo player in the Classical Orchestra? What role has replaced
this?
THE ROMANTIC
CONCERTO
What is a Romantic Solo Concerto?
What instruments did Romantic composers write Solo Concertos for? Which two instruments
were particularly popular as solo instruments within Romantic Concertos?
What happened to the relationship between the soloist and accompaniment between Classical
and Romantic Solo Concertos?
What happened to the Cadenza section between Classical and Romantic Solo Concertos?
Look at the Cadenza section from Mendelssohns Violin Concerto in E minor on the score above
and describe any musical features and devices that allow the soloist the opportunity to show off
their technical playing ability as a virtuoso performer.
Describe some of the main differences between Classical and Romantic Solo Concertos.
What was significant about the entry of the soloist between the Classical and Romantic Solo
Concerto?
Complete the following table showing the overall form and structure of a Romantic Concerto
adding possible forms used by Romantic composers for each of the three movements and
commenting on the tempo, mood or character of each movement.
FIRST MOVEMENT
SECOND MOVEMENT
THIRD MOVEMENT
How did Romantic composers change the overall form and structure of the Concerto and use it
more flexibly?
Describe how Romantic composers used Melody, Dynamics, Texture and Harmony in Solo
Concertos?
What were the dates of the Romantic period?
Name some famous Romantic composers who wrote Solo Concertos and name a couple of their
most famous or popular Solo Concertos, or examples of their Solo Concertos you have listened to
if you can.
What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on music and Concertos in the Romantic period?
What happened to the size and type of audience who would attend performances of Concertos
during the Romantic period? Where would Concertos be performed?
Look at the score on the following page showing the opening of the 1st Movement of
Mendelssohns Violin Concerto in E minor and identify the key features shown using the boxes.
Pizz =
THE ROMANTIC ORCHESTRA
The Classical Orchestra The Romantic Orchestra
What happened to the Strings section between the Classical and Romantic Orchestras? What
new instruments were added to the Strings section in the Romantic Orchestra?
What new instruments were added to the Woodwind section of the Romantic Orchestra?
What new instruments were added to the Brass section of the Romantic Orchestra?
What happened to the Percussion section of the Romantic Orchestra?
Who continues to lead and direct the Orchestra? What was their role during the performance of
Romantic Solo Concertos?
THE CONCERTO
THROUGH TIME
BAROQUE CLASSICAL ROMANTIC
(1600-1750) (1750-1820) (1820-1900)
What a Concerto is and the way it
has developed through time
The instruments that have been

used for the solo part in the
Concerto and how they have
developed through time
The growth and development of

the orchestra through time
The role of the soloist(s)
The relationship between the

soloist(s) and the orchestral
accompaniment
BAROQUE (1600-1750) CLASSICAL (1750-1820) ROMANTIC (1820-1900)

Movement Form Tempo/Mood Movement Form Tempo/Mood Movement Form Tempo/Mood
FIRST FIRST FIRST
MOVEMENT MOVEMENT MOVEMENT
SECOND SECOND SECOND
How the Concerto developed MOVEMENT MOVEMENT MOVEMENT
THIRD THIRD THIRD
through time in terms of length, MOVEMENT MOVEMENT MOVEMENT
complexity and virtuosity
The characteristics of Baroque,

Classical and Romantic music as
reflected in the Concerto
The names and intentions of

composers who wrote Concertos
in each period
The historical and social context

of the Concerto in each period
The need for a larger venue over

time as the genre expanded and
developed
The changing nature of
commissioner and audience over
time
THE CONCERTO
THROUGH TIME KEY
WORDS
Understood Signatures
Key Word Meaning (tick) (staff, student, parent)
Accompaniment
Articulation
Audience
Backing
Balanced Phrases
Baroque (Period)
Cadenza
Classical (Period)
Coda
Commission
Concertante
Concerto
Concerto Grosso
Continuo
Dialogue
Dynamics
Episode
Instrumentation
Lute
Melodic Decoration
Melody
Melody &
Accompaniment
Mood
Movement
Ornaments
Patronage
Ripieno
Ritornello
Romantic (Period)
Rondo
Solo Concerto
Solo(ist)
Sonata Form
Melody &
Accompaniment
String Section
Tempo
Terraced Dynamics
Texture
Timbre
Tutti
Venue
Virtuoso
(Grade 1-3) (Grade 4-6) (Grade 7-9)

Signatures
Learning Outcomes (staff, student, parent)
I can describe some of the key musical features of the Baroque Concerto
Grosso
I can describe some of the key musical features of the Baroque Solo
Concerto
I can describe some of the key musical features of the Classical Concerto
I can describe some of the key musical features of the Romantic Concerto
I understand what a Concerto is and can describe ways in which it has
developed through time
I can describe the instruments that have been used for the solo part in the
Concerto and how they developed through time
I can describe the growth and development of the orchestra though time
I can describe the role of the soloist(s) within different Concertos

I can describe the relationship between the soloist(s) and orchestral
accompaniment in different Concertos
I can describe how the Concerto has developed through time in terms of
length, complexity and virtuosity (including Form and Structure)
I can identify some musical characteristics and features of Baroque,
Classical and Romantic music as reflected in the Concerto
I can name some composers who wrote Concertos in each period
I can describe the historical and social context of the Concerto in each
period
I can describe the need for a larger venue over time as the Concerto
genre expanded and developed
I can describe the nature of the commissioner and audience over time
I can identify different solo musical instruments, playing both individually
and as a group, when performing with an orchestral accompaniment
I can distinguish between Concerto Grossos and Solo Concertos when
listening
I can compare and contrast musical features between Concertos from
different times and places

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G C S E M U S I C T H E C O N C E R T O T H R O U G H T I M E R E V I S I O N G U I D E

Who performs a Concerto?

Describe the role of the Continuo in a Baroque Concerto Grosso.

Describe the key features of Baroque melodies in a Baroque Concerto Grosso.

Describe the form and structure of Ritornello Form.

What is an Episode within Ritornello Form?

What does the word Tutti mean?

What were the dates of the Baroque period?

Where were Baroque Concertos normally performed?

THE BAROQUE SOLO

What instruments did Baroque composers use as soloists

What instruments accompanied the soloist in a Baroque Solo Concerto?

Describe the key features of Baroque melodies in a Baroque Solo Concerto.

What were the dates of the Baroque period?

THE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

Which section dominated the Baroque Orchestra?

Why is the Harpsichord placed at the front of the Baroque Orchestra?

Describe some of the limitations and restrictions of Baroque orchestral instruments.

What happened to the Concerto Grosso during the Classical Period?

Describe the key features of Classical melodies in a Classical Solo Concerto.

Describe how Dynamics were used in Classical Solo Concertos.

What were the dates of the Classical period?

Describe the changed in Patronage, Audience and

THE CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA

The Baroque Orchestra The Classical Orchestra

Why did the Classical Orchestra become larger?

Which section continued to be the backbone of the Orchestra?

What happened to the Woodwind section in the Classical Orchestra?

What happened to the Brass section in the Classical Orchestra?

What happened to the Percussion section in the Classical Orchestra?

What were the dates of the Romantic period?

THE ROMANTIC ORCHESTRA

The Classical Orchestra The Romantic Orchestra

What happened to the Percussion section of the Romantic Orchestra?

The instruments that have been

The growth and development of

The role of the soloist(s)

The relationship between the

BAROQUE (1600-1750) CLASSICAL (1750-1820) ROMANTIC (1820-1900)

The characteristics of Baroque,

The names and intentions of

The historical and social context

The need for a larger venue over

(Grade 1-3) (Grade 4-6) (Grade 7-9)

I can describe the role of the soloist(s) within different Concertos

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