The eighth entry in this composer’s L’estro Armonico is a concerto in A minor for two violins. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Italian composer whose other sets of violin concerti include The Four Seasons.
ANSWER: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi
[10m] Another double concerto, in G minor, was written by Vivaldi for two of these instruments. In the slow movement of that concerto, a third player of this instrument joins the soloists, having previously been playing the continuo part.
ANSWER: violoncello [or celli]
[10h] Other Baroque cello showcases include a movement in this genre from Bach’s fifth cello suite due to its unconventional atonality. The aria of Bach’s Goldberg Variations exemplifies this genre.
ANSWER: sarabande