Vivaldi Flute Concerto Analysis Questions

1. What is this movement scored for and how does it compare to the outer two
movements in terms of instrumentation?

Score for solo flute and continuo, whilst the outer two movements are scored for
solo flute and string orchestra.

2. What does the direction cantabile mean?

In a singing style

3. What key does this movement begin in?

D Major

4. What structure is this movement in and how many bars are in each section?

Binary form (rounded binary with the return of a 3 bar phrase to end the
movement and the return of the melodic leaps.)

5. How would you phrase the melody in this movement? (e.g. 2 bars, 3bars, 2 bars
etc.)

3, 3, 2, 2, 3

6. What cadence occurs in bar 3?

Perfect

7. The first section modulates to which key by the end of the movement? What
cadence occurs at bar 6?

A Major Perfect Cadence

8. The second section begins in a new key. What key is this? (Hint: Identify the
cadence in bar 8 to help you?)

E minor (Supertonic Minor)

9. Where does the piece modulate back to the tonic key?

Bar 10

10. What is a key characteristic of the melody in the first section of this
movement?

Leaps (rising 4ths and 5ths, and falling octaves)

11. How does the melody of the second section compare with the first (with
the exception of the final three bars)?

Almost entirely conjunct

12. Find examples of the following in this movement:

a. Upper Auxiliaries bar 1 beat 1 (E)

b. Passing notes bar 2 beat 2 (B)

c. Echapee notes bar 5 beat 4 (D)

d. Sequences bars 7-8 and 9-10

13. What is the overall range of the flute melody?

Minor 9th

14. Comment on the rhythm used in the bass throughout this movement.

Repeated crotchet quaver pattern throughout.

15. Identify a key rhythmic motif used throughout the melody in this
movement?

dotted crotchet, semiquaver, quaver

16. On what beat of each bar does this rhythm usually occur, and where does
this pattern change?

Usually on first beats of bar, however this is changed to weaker beats of the bar
in the final two bars.

17. Give three examples of syncopation in this movement.

Generally where there are tied notes.

18. Compare the harmonic rhythm of the first three bars. What could you say
happens to the harmonic rhythm as we approach cadence points?

Bar 1, one chord, Bar 2 and 3, two chords. Harmonic rhythm tends to increase
as we approach cadence points.

19. Functional harmony is used in this movement. Explain this statement?

The piece uses tonal harmony with clear cadence points throughout.

20. The movement uses diatonic harmony with the exception of a few chords.
Find an example of one of these.

Diminshed 7th chord in bar 7

21. Locate all of the cadence points in this movement (you have already
found two of these).

Bar 3, Bar 6, Bar 8, Bar 10, Bar 13

22. Where does and inverted tonic pedal occur in this piece?

Bars 11-13

23. Describe the texture of this movement. (There is more than one answer
for this question).

Melody and accompaniment (Melody dominated homophony) and polarised.

24. Find an example of contrary motion in this movement.

Bar 7