Almanac Spire · Mark CXIV

Concerto

A multi-movement work for solo instrument and orchestra. Audition panels usually want the first movement exposition (the first 3-5 minutes). The big string concertos: Mozart 3/5, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky (violin); Walton, Bartok, Telemann (viola); Dvorak, Elgar, Schumann (cello).

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