Vivaldi Four Seasons

After listening to a few of the symphonies we were able to choose from once I heard The Four Seasons I knew that was the one for me. Although I really enjoyed some of the others I had a personal connection to this peace as I used to listen to it before soccer matches to calm my nerves. The Four Seasons was composed by a chamber orchestra which was led by the stunning Janine Jansen as the lead violinist. From the best that I could tell this chamber was filled with one bass, 3 cellos, a few violas and around 10 violens. The Four seasons is a polyphonic piece and was written by the great Antonio Vivaldi and is the best known work of his. Vivaldi named his piece “The Four Seasons” because he wanted to emulate the sounds he heard in nature. …show more content…
1 was played in the E major. At the very beginning of the piece there is a perfect example of allegro when the orchestra starts out completely silent then after a few minutes of playing at (3:32) you can really get a good feel of the change in dynamics when it shifts to pianissimo. As Concerto No. 1 gets closer to its end at the six minute mark allegro is used as the orchestra picks up pace and increases in volume very swiftly. I believe that the hopeful and happy melody of Concerto No. 1 represents the Season of Spring because the upbeat tempo could give the listener the image of leaves coming back on the trees. Concerto No.2 was fairly similar to No. 1 but was meant to represent the season of Summer. Unlike No. 1 Concerto No.2 was played in the G minor scale. The melody of this concerto was staccato because of the short, fast, and un smooth playing of the music. Concerto No. 2 being played in Staccato gave the listener a feeling of excitement. My last note for Concerto No. 2 is that at the end there is a dramatic increase in speed which has the violinists playing as swiftly as they can which would be an example