Vivaldi published the concertos alongside sonnets, possibly written by himself, describing the events of the music in meticulous detail. (3) Vivaldi, Antonio : Summer 1 Mvt - The four seasons. Keyboard (piano, harpsichord or organ) / Intermediate to difficult. Everybody has a favorite season, that time of year when everything just feels better. Timecodes refer to the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's album Vivaldi: The Four Seasons with Elizabeth Wallfisch as soloist (ABC Classics).Įach concerto has three movements, Fast-Slow-Fast. (1) Vivaldi, Antonio : Summer 1 Mvt - The four seasons. Antonio Vivaldi and The Four Seasons Spring, summer, autumn, winter. 45 minutes What to Listen for in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 1723, Italy Published: 1725, Amsterdam as part of a set of 12 concertos, Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention) Genre: Concerto (set of four) Instrumentation: Solo violin, violins, violas, cellos, double basses, organ or harpsichord Duration: c. 8 Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Period: Baroque Composed: c. Title: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), op. This is a Baroque-era concerto in a set of four concerto, each with its own season/theme: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Outside of the concert hall, you've heard movements of Vivaldi's Four Seasons in movies like Tin Cup, Spy Game, A View to Kill, What Lies Beneath, White Chicks, Saved, Pacific Heights and The Other Siste r just to name a few. The Four Seasons by Vivaldi: Summer PROGRAM MUSIC JSince it’s currently summertime, I wanted to take this opportunity to delve into The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, specifically the summer movement. Here are some key moments to listen out for. Vivaldi's Four Seasons concerto is unmistakably Antonio Vivaldi's most famous work.
They are some of the most extravagant examples of music that tells a story (“program music”) from the baroque period. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are four violin concertos depicting the seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
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