The Four Seasons, Spring, Vivaldi

Question 1

genre

Answer 1

solo violin concerto

Question 2

composition date

Answer 2

1725

Question 3

subtitle of collection

Answer 3

the contest between harmony and inspiration

Question 4

source of inspiration (program)

Answer 4

• sonnets, most likely written by Vivaldi, describing the four seasons of the year
• portions of the text were printed above the corresponding passages in the original score

Question 5

first movement facts

Answer 5

key: e major
form: ritornello form
tempo: allegro
meter: 4/4
instruments: sting orchestra and solo violin
poetic images: joyful spring, birds singing, murmur of breezes, thunder and lightning

Question 6

REVIEW SECTIONS OF PIECE!

Answer 6

DO IT!

Question 7

Second movement facts

Answer 7

tempo: largo
key: C sharp minor
meter: 3/4
form: two-part structure
instruments: reduced orchestration (no cello or continuo)
poetic images: Sleeping goatherd with faithful dog barking at his side

Question 8

Third movement facts

Answer 8

tempo: allegro
key: e major
Meter: 12/8
form: ritornello form
instruments: string orchestra and solo violin
poetic images: nymphs and shepherds dancing to the sound of bagpipes