
(32-41) Now the sky darkens and there is thunder and lightning. ( 1st Movement) Spring has arrived and happily (1-13) the birds welcome it with cheerful song, (14-28) and the streams flow at the breath of zephyrs with sweet murmuring. What the music was depicting (the measures to which each line applies Vivaldi also included 4 short sonnets, one for each season, to explain It was fashionable to have descriptive titles for concertos, such as “Spring”, “Winter”, etc., but with The Four Seasons, The Four Seasons are the first 4 Violin Concertos (of 12) in Vivaldi’s Opus 8, published in 1725 under the title I l Cimento dell’ Armonia e dell’ Invenzione ( The Contest of Harmony and Invention) Spring is the first, and probably most recognizable and famous of The Four Seasons. Giuseppe), who was the first composer to employ it. TheĪlberti Bass pattern, used by Vivaldi and other Baroque and ClassicalĬomposers is named for Domenico Alberti (1710-1740, no relation to Spurious, constructed from parts of works by Vivaldi, in addition to 13 ( The Faithful Shepherd) Flute Sonatas are considered

Of his manuscripts (from which he received more money). Wasn’t going to publish any further because it interfered with the sale In 1733, after Opus 12, he stated that he Slow, fast) and ritornello form (a refrain, alternating with soloĮpisodes) was copied and developed by his successors. His death, Vivaldi’s music fell into virtual obscurity, his influence Oboe (17), bassoon (37) and, of course, the flute (16 - including 3 for Instruments, such as: viola (6), cello (27), mandolin (2), trumpet, Wrote over 500! Most of his concertos were for the violin (more than 230) but he also wrote concertos for other

(1600-1750) in music, Vivaldi is most remembered for his concertos ‑ he Because of poor health, he was excused from active service as a Was nicknamed “the red priest” because of his red hair and the fact that Vivaldi Spring from The Four Seasons arranged for Flute and StringsĪntonio Vivaldi, violinist and composer, was born on March 4,ġ678, in Venice, Italy and died on July 28,1741 in Vienna, Austria.
