Knowra Concerto Concerto A musical composition that contrasts one or more soloists with an ensemble, usually an orchestra. Its changing balance between individual voice and collective sound shapes its form.
Ritornello form : A musical form in which a recurring orchestral passage alternates with contrasting episodes. Baroque concertos often organize the exchange through returning ensemble passages and solo episodes.
Baroque music : European art music from roughly 1600 to 1750, marked by tonal organization and elaborate musical rhetoric. The concerto took recognizable forms during this period.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : An Austrian composer of the Classical period who wrote concertos for piano, violin, and other instruments. His piano concertos made the soloist a dramatic partner in dialogue with the orchestra.
Symphony : An extended orchestral composition, typically organized into multiple movements. Unlike a concerto, a symphony does not center on a featured soloist opposing the ensemble.
Piano concerto : A concerto for piano soloist and accompanying ensemble, usually an orchestra. The piano concerto is among the genre’s most prominent and varied forms.
Cadenza : An extended solo passage, traditionally near a movement’s end, that showcases a performer’s virtuosity. The ensemble pauses so the soloist can elaborate the concerto’s musical ideas.
Arcangelo Corelli : An Italian Baroque composer and violinist whose works helped establish the concerto grosso. His concerti grossi shaped the genre’s early orchestral and solo-group contrasts.
Ludwig van Beethoven : A German composer whose works span the Classical and early Romantic periods. His concertos expanded the genre’s scale and integrated soloist and orchestra more tightly.
Sonata : An instrumental composition, usually in several movements, often written for one or two performers. A sonata typically lacks the concerto’s contrast between soloist and orchestra.
Violin concerto : A concerto for violin soloist and accompanying ensemble, usually an orchestra. The violin concerto highlights the instrument’s range, agility, and sustained singing tone.
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