Music: Age 17

8 illustrated Music lessons for Age 17.

One soloist against the orchestra In a Baroque solo concerto, one instrument steps forward to play against a full orchestra. The orchestra's ful…
The solo concerto A concerto sets one soloist against an orchestra, so the two play with and against each other. From the Baroqu…
A Solo Cello Against the Orchestra In an 18th-century solo concerto, a single virtuoso instrument trades musical ideas with a full ensemble, some…
Two Chord Endings A perfect cadence moves from the dominant chord to the tonic chord and sounds finished. An interrupted cadence…
Cello Concerto with Strings A cello soloist stands out against a small string orchestra and a harpsichord. The music unfolds in three move…
String Harmonics A stretched string can vibrate in whole-number patterns called harmonics. Their frequencies stand in the ratio…
Same Note Different Sound A violin and a flute can play the same pitch, yet they sound clearly different. The difference comes from thei…
Flute and Clarinet Ripples A flute and a clarinet play the same note at the same pitch, yet they sound different. Each instrument adds it…