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Outline

Composition Name: Violin Concerto in a Minor.

  1. The composers is Vivaldi were composed in the year 1711.

  1. The upper melody has been built chromatically towards the climax.

  1. It is built through semitones.

  2. It is based upon a same passage from the earlier part of the movement.

  3. The measure 95 is different from measure 131.

  1. Notes in measure 159 after the trill need to sound clearly so that momentum is maintained.

  1. The harmonic sound at the measure is known as forte.

  2. This requires a very strong stroke for bow so that there is absolute clarity.

  1. It is a fine example of unique musical expression.

  1. It was written over 300 years ago.

  2. Many violinists have performed it all over the world.

  3. The scenery adjoining has many technical challenges.

  4. It needs spirited playing from the very beginning as well as the technical challenges.

  1. The composition calls for energetic and spirited playing.

  1. The beginning four notes reveal the tone and character.

  2. The audience gets all the attention.

  3. The audience shall love the entire piece and will follow right through the end.

Composition Names: Violin Concerto No.3

Composers: Mozart and Wolfgang Amadeus

  1. It was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Salzburg in 1775. The age was 19 then.

  2. There are three movements in this piece. The first theme has been borrowed from II repastore. It would be difficult to think that he did not have any ideas. All of his melodies are lavish one.

  1. The first one is Allegro.

  1. This is in the sonata form and is played by the orchestra.

  1. The second one is Adagio.

  1. The other movement is in the ternary form and the dominant one is D Major.

  1. The last one is Rondeau and Allegro.

  1. The final one is the rondo and commences and concludes in the G Major and in 3/8 time.

  1. There is different instrumentation for all the movements.

  1. The instrumentations used are solo violin, double bass, two horns, viola, cello , two oboes and two flutes.

  1. The finale is a lavish one with simple textures.

  1. There are two different interpolations.

  2. There is a nice gavotte in the minor key.

  3. The second one is a folksy part.

  4. He did not include the tune in the Concerto. However, Mozart was an accomplished violist.

References:

Violin Concerto. (2017). Violin Concerto No.3. Retrieved from, http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/music/violin-concerto-no-3-k-216-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart

Bach J.S. (2015). Violin Concerto in a Minor. Retrieved from, http://teachsuzukiviolin.com/violin-concerto-in-a-minor-by-j-s-bach-bwv-1041/

Riepel Joseph, Eckert Stefan. (2013). Music. Retrieved from, https://books.google.co.in/books?isbn=0895797658