Another Example of a Concerto Grosso
An example of Concerto Grosso
composed by Corelli
Baroque Concerto Grosso
William Frye
Conclusion
Similarities and differences between Concerto solo and grosso
What is the Concerto Grosso?
What is a Concerto?
It is a multimovement composition for orchestra and one or more solo instruments
Antonio Vivaldi was one of the composers that composed many concertos, including Corelli and Handel. Vivaldi composed the most concertos though
It is a concerto that is composed for a string orchestra plus a small group of solo instruments. The solo ensemble were often two violins and a basso continuo, but many other combinations were used in the later year of the Baroque era.
That the concerto Grosso is similar to concerto solo but in some ways different as well
The major difference is that solo has only one soloist, but the grosso has a group of soloists
The major similarity is that they both have three movements of fast-slow-fast order
That the Baroque era's art was beautiful and the music from the Concertos where more lavishing and more full of sound
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