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Suite Lyrique
''Suite Antique'' is a 1979 Concerto grosso, concertante work by John Rutter that is written for harpsichord, flute and string orchestra. Rutter composed the piece, in six movements, for a concert at which Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, fifth Brandenburg concerto was to be performed, and so decided to write the piece for the same ensemble. One of Rutter's most popular orchestral works, it has become an important standard in contemporary flute repertoire and been recorded several times by Rutter and others. Rutter later arranged the musical content of Suite Antique for harp and strings, and published it in 2011 as ''Suite Lyrique''. Suite Lyrique contains the same six movements as Suite Antique: Prelude, Ostinato, Aria, Waltz, Chanson, and Rondeau. References External links Suite Antique sheet music(OUP) Suite Lyrique sheet music (OUP) Compositions by John Rutter 1979 compositions Harpsichord concertos Compositions for flute and orchestra Orchestral suites {{Concerto-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concerto Grosso
The concerto grosso (; Italian for ''big concert(o)'', plural ''concerti grossi'' ) is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the '' concertino'') and full orchestra (the '' ripieno'', '' tutti'' or ''concerto grosso''). This is in contrast to the solo concerto which features a single solo instrument with the melody line, accompanied by the orchestra. History The form developed in the late seventeenth century, although the name was not used at first. Alessandro Stradella seems to have written the first music in which two groups of different sizes are combined in the characteristic way. The name was first used by Giovanni Lorenzo Gregori in a set of ten compositions published in Lucca in 1698. The first major composer to use the term ''concerto grosso'' was Arcangelo Corelli. After Corelli's death, a collection of twelve of his ''concerti grossi'' was published. Not long after, composers such as Francesco Geminiani, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |