Listening Exercise, # 3: Baroque Era

Multi-Movement Piece

1. Select one of the Brandenburg Concertos by Bach or one of the Four Seasons Concertos by Vivaldi

2. Listen to all the movements 3 times. As you listen each time, fill in your general observations of each movement. Use your previous Listening Exercises and your Elements of Music Worksheet for help in knowing what to say. Each listening should get more detailed.

3. Finally, fill in the brief analysis on the back of this page. Listen and write very specifically (but not necessarily extensively) on this part of the assignment. Compare the differences between each movement in each category.

4. All blanks must be filled in.

Composition Name______________________________________________________# of Movements in piece ____

Composer________________________________

Music History Time Period _______________________________________________

Listening One of Entire Piece:

Movement 1:

Movement 2:

Movement 3:

Movement 4 (if applicable)

Listening Two of Entire Piece:

Movement 1:

Movement 2:

Movement 3:

Movement 4 (if applicable)

Listening Three of Entire Piece:

Movement 1:

Movement 2:

Movement 3:

Movement 4 (if applicable)

BRIEF ANALYSIS

I. Medium

II. General description of the Tempos, Rhythm for each movement

III. General description of the Melody of each Movement

IV. General Description of the Harmony of each movement

V. General description of the most predominant texture of each movement.

VI. General Description of the Form of each movement. How is it organized?

VII. Comments