Alfred Schnittke, Concerto Grosso No. 1

How many movements does Concerto Grosso have? What is it written for

It ahs six movements and is written for a chamber orchestra with two violin soloists, harpsichord and piano
What is the genre of Concerto Grosso

Baroque (Instead of a single soloist their is a group of soloist)
What is made clear in the first movement about the Concerto

It's not going to be normal Baroque, the string harmony is modern and is made sourer by the mistuned piano
What is the second movement of the Concerto called? What does it feature
- Toccata
- One solo violin starts, with another playing just after trying to catch up
How do the orchestral violins enter the second movement

each instruments enter on beat behind the other and the combined effect creates a cacophony
What is a typical Schnittke approach
- Taking a tine that would normally please the listener and the destroying it
- He does this with "Silent Night" which created a scandal in Austria
What emerges after the first movement

A pleasant baroque passage played with two solo violins in canon with a harpsichord
What comes after the Baroque form
- The first theme (the ritornello) returns, and this time the dissonant mass of figurations brings to climax (A string orchestra holds the notes C and G)
- Two solo violins play arpeggios in C Major but the harpsichord steals the show
What motive can be heard

The Bach-Motive (Bb A C B)

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Alfred Schnittke, Concerto Grosso No. 1

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Music Section 4

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2/15/2013, 9:00:28 AM

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