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born on march 4 1678, Venice, Italy
1693; begins studying to become a priest
1703 ; ordained as a priest,
left priesthood, and went to Ospedale della Pietà and became master of violin and later music director
1725 ; publishes the four seasons
knighted by emperor Charles the VI
Dies July 28, 1741
Vienna, AustrIa
The Concerto; an instrumental form based on the opposition between two dissimilar bodies of sound
Movement Two
Movement One
Vivaldi puts out an image from the poem of the shepard who sleeps, " in a pleasant, flowery meadow" with his faithful dog by his side. The image of the barking dog is represented by the repeated rhythmic part played by the violas.
Spring is clearly pronounced in this first movement, with the presentation of birds, meadows, gentle breezes, and including storms.
This movement is also ,clearly, sectioned off into ritornellos and episodes.
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Birds
Murmuring brooks
Thunder, Lightening
Birds
Full orchestra
Ritornello 1
Episode 1
Ritornello 2
Episode 2
Ritornello 3
Episode 3
Ritornello 4
Episode 4
Ritornello 5
Solo passage
Closing tutti
This concerto was made for a small group of solo instruments with a larger group of accompanying instruments.
This is a concerto for solo instrument and accompanying instrumental group.
Movement Three
Violin Concerto in E Major,12/8 meter, "La primavera" (Spring) - III. Danza pastorale: Allegro
Joyful Spring has arrived,
the birds greet it with their cheerful song,
and the brooks in the gentle breezes
flow with a sweet murmur.
The sky is covered with black mantle
and thinderand lightening announce a storm.
When they fall silent, the little birds
take up again their melodious song.
And in the pleasant, flowery meadow,
to the gentle murmur of bushes and trees,
the goat herd sleeps, his ffaithful dog at his side.
To the festive sounds of a rustic bagpipe
nymphs and shepards dance in their favoutite spot
when spring appears in its brilliance.
the final movement is a 'danza pastorale' or a rustic dance and you can visualize the nymphs and shepards dancing in the fields (violins) against the drone of bagpipes, which is being imitated in the lower strings. This movement is also in ritornello form. The ritornellos and solo passages alternate leading the work to a happy conclusion.
One of Vivaldi's best known works is this group of four violin concerti. Each concerto is accompanied by a poem,which is unusual for the Baroque period, describing the joys of that particular season which is supposed to evoke feelings in the listener. Vivaldi separates each concerto into three movements, which have the pattern, fast - slow - fast.
by Milena, Luna, and Claire