Vivaldi's The Birth Of Tragedy

The purpose for the structuring of this concert comes from the nature of the title of the concert. “The Lords” is a characterization of the Nizetich ideal from the book, The Birth of Tragedy - the book articles on the Apollonian and Dionysian duality. The duality that describes the difference between what is seen - the Apollonian - and what lies behind the walls that is the inner workings of what is seen - the Dionysian aspect . Furthermore, in The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche describes what “the creatures” are. The creatures are the people who see the world on at the surface. They see only what can be seen with the eye and are subject to the eye.-- an evocation of beauty and bliss. To represent this idea, I chose songs that have a more benevolent tone and sound. Songs that have more consonance and are designed to have a happier sound. To begin the concert, I have decided to start off with the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. In Vivaldi’s Spring poem, Vivaldi writes, “The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes.” Spring is the return of warmth, where flowers and trees bloom. As the poem states, the birds return, where they sing in the morning -- an embodiment of peace and tranquility. These traits of happiness align with the …show more content…
40 - Movement I is the next piece of the concert lineup. The rationale behind choosing this piece is that the sound of this piece is mid to high tempo throughout, but in a lively manner. Provided that the sound is mid to high tempo and relatively constant, the piece sounds as if it easy to dance to. Overall, although the exposition is quite dark, the piece begins to build into a lighter sound in the development phase, which makes the piece highly jubilant in a more benevolent fashion. Because the piece is energetic and pleasing, it fits the mold of the concert, as the “creatures” are ones who accept things as they are in a energetic but sycophantic