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                   (a)      Define classical concerto. 
                      (b)      State the three movements in a classical concerto. 
                    (c)      Identify  any six solo instruments that are  usually employed in the performance of a  
     classical concerto.                      
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                  Over 50% of the candidates totally avoided  this question maybe because it was not compulsory while the rest that attempted it couldn’t perform well due to ignorance  of the syllabus and poor preparation.   
                                                                                                                                                                      
   They  were expected to have defined classical concerto as                     
                    
                      -      a large work for a solo instrument and the  orchestra and stated  the three movements in a classical concerto as
 
                      -      fast – slow – fast  
 
                      -  The following are the solo instruments usually  employed in the performance of a                       classical concerto:  piano, violin, cello, bassoon, trumpet, flute, horn, organ.
 
                                           
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