The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons is a series of four violin concerti written by Antonio Vivaldi around 1720 and published in 1725. This is considered to be one of Vivaldi's most known compositions. Each concerto features a musical expression for each season of the year. Unusual for the baroque era, Vivaldi paired each concerto with a poem that matched the season as well. The movements within the concerti follow the fast-slow-fast pattern that Vivaldi helped to make normal.
Parts of Vivaldi's Four Seasons:
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Concerto No. 1 in E major “Spring”​​
I. Allegro
II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
III. Allegro Pastorale
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Concerto No. 2 in G minor “Summer”
I. Allegro non molto
II. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
III. Presto
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Concerto No. 3 in F major “Autumn”
I. Allegro
II. Adagio molto
III. Allegro
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Concerto No. 4 in F minor “Winter”
I. Allegro non molto
II. Largo
III. Allegro