Chapter 25: The Baroque Sonata and Concerto
Study Plan
Key Points
- In the Baroque, instruments were perfected, and new large-scale instrumental forms (sonata, concerto) emerged.
- Arcangelo Corelli established the model for the trio sonata, the favorite form of instrumental chamber music in the Baroque.
- Sonatas were also written for solo instruments. Domenico Scarlatti contributed over 550 solo keyboard sonatas.
- Two types of concertos were popular during the Baroque: the solo concerto, with one instrument set against the orchestra; and the concerto grosso, with a small group of soloists and orchestra.
- Antonio Vivaldi, a virtuoso violinist, composed The Four Seasons, a well-known set of solo violin concertos representing program music.
- J. S. Bach's 6 Brandenburg Concertos are excellent examples of the concerto grosso.
Section Menu
Instructors now have an easy way to collect students’ online quizzes with the Norton Gradebook without flooding their inboxes with e-mails.
Students can track their online quiz scores by setting up their own Student Gradebook.