Compare Baroque concertos of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Bach's Brandenburg 2nd Concerto and Handel's Trumpet Concerto 1. Who influenced whom?

2. What is the Order of keys and tempos?

3. What is the Form?

4. What practice influenced the form? Hint two instruments

5. What is the instrumentation between each concerto?

6. Is there a core basic instrumentation in all the concertos?

7. Which one of the concertos is programmatic music?

Bach wrote in a huge amount of genre, and focuses strongly on counterpoint and polyphony, as well as kaleidoscope harmonies. Vivaldi's music is instantly more melodic, accessible and pleasing in that sunny italian style of the time. Bach requires a lot more work.

Explanation:

1)Vivaldi himself was influenced by the dominant forms performed in Italy at the time, especially the music of Corelli.

2)Concertos of both types generally have three movements – fast, slow, fast.

3)The names of the originator of these sonnets remain questionable, although most historians credit Vivaldi for them. This somewhat made sense as Vivaldi, with his numerous concertos, “The Four Seasons” in particular, exemplified the typical concerto form.

4)The most important factors during the Baroque era were the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation ; the development of the Baroque style was considered to be closely linked with the Catholic Church. ... In music, the Baroque style makes up a large part of the classical canon, such as Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi.

5)The instruments involved in this piece will be the solo viola (played by Lawrence Power) and an accompanying orchestra made up of twelve violins, four violas, three cellos, a double bass and a harpsichord.

6)Yes (for instance, a piano, violin, cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra or concert band.

7)Orchestral programme music the tone poem (or symphonic poem) ,the concert overture,and the programme symphony.

Explanation: In a Classical concerto the soloist and orchestra often play together; at the end the orchestra drops out while the soloist plays a very difficult, showy section called the cadenza. A Baroque concerto is a piece for soloist(s) and orchestra based on the contrast and alternation between the two.While the baroque concerto grosso had two or more soloists & carefully integrated, solo-like orchestra parts, the classical solo concerto featured a flashy individual soloist - and the orchestra parts were mundane background accompaniment.

the answer is b. i'm positive it's that answer.