The Four Seasons

The symphonies performed were constructed by well-renowned composers such as Arnold Schoenberg, Olivier Messiaen, Igor Stravinsky and other compelling composers as well. Many of these composers led overwhelming lives that clearly influenced their works. The symphonies drew the listeners closer and closer to their rich and bold sounds. For instance, Schoenberg’s famous “emancipation of dissonance” was reflective in his “Five Pieces for Orchestra”. He derived the intriguing concept of dissonance and presented this as it was his first atonal piece. The colors and sharp sounds were very dynamic. The first four pieces I would say are programmatic and Stravinsky’s pieces are absolute; he made a clear reference to classical music. However it is important to note how Schoenberg intended his piece to be non-programmatic in order to focus more on the evolved music he had created. On the other hand his titles

What is the genre? Give a brief description of the genre’s characteristics. The genre is a symphony, which is a multimovement composition for orchestra lasting about twenty-five minutes in the Classical perido to nearly an hour in the Romantic era. It has

Antonio Vivaldi is a famous Italian baroque composer, known by most Suzuki violin students who study his concertos or by audiences everywhere who have heard and love his composition of the Four Seasons.  Having grown up as students of the Suzuki Violin Method, we recognize this composer and have experience performing his pieces.  In addition to his many concertos written for solo violin, Vivaldi composed many concertos intended to be performed by two solo violins, accompanied by a small orchestra.  Because we are both violinists, we chose to analyze the second movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522, included in his L’Estro Armonico works.

‘The Four Seasons’ or ‘Le quattro stagioni’ was published in 1725 by composer Antonio Vivaldi, a musician, composer and ordained priest who lived from 1678- 1741. He was an 18th-century, Italian composer and violinist who lived in the Baroque era. Vivaldi impacted the style at which concertos were written. One of his most famous compositions is his concerto movement, ‘The Four Seasons.’ This essay will discover how Vivaldi created contrast, unity, balance and cohesion in the 3rd movement of his ‘Spring’ concerto, as well as how the Baroque characteristics have influenced this piece.

The Baroque era lasted from 1600 to 1750 and is considered an era in which composers and artists alike “became increasingly interested in how music could enhance the expression of words” (Forney Prelude 3). Vivaldi’s violin concerto The Four Seasons exhibits some of the major

On Saturday, February 10th, 2018, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performed at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The program included Aaron Copland's masterpiece, Appalachian Spring as well as The Four Seasons, written by Antonio Vivaldi. Prior to the concert at 7:30pm, Maestro David Stewart Wiley invited members of the community

The majority of poems and sonnets we have read, starting back from the first sonnet to today’s modern writers. They can be said to describe as a moment’s monument. As they describe a time of hurt, happiness or a memory in that was once enjoyed that has been put into

Antonio Vivaldi, a major composer during the Baroque period, made significant changes during his time, from numerous works to a teacher at the Pieta to a priest. Vivaldi excelled writing in many genres; however, he is known mainly for his concertos (Hanning & Burkholder 264). In the case of the Baroque era, Antonio Vivaldi’s contributions profoundly impacted music for the violin, ushering in a period of popularity for the instrument.

The following program was chosen to provide a wide variety of trumpet literature ranging from major masterworks as well as transcriptions that translate well to the trumpet. A historical timeline was also considered when selecting the following pieces. One of the objectives of this program was to display a linear

Program music, in general, has been around, in many forms, for centuries, but it became highly prominent in the romantic period, when the music was associated with literature. Also, in program music they aim for the music to express feelings more than descriptions. The first type of the program music is program symphony. A program symphony is a composition

The poem January by William Carlos William uses a strong sense of imagery. In examples like vividly describing the wind, comparing them to “running chromatic fifths of derision”. This gives the reader a concise and detailed image of the wind mocking him in a melodious way. This imagery is beautiful and intricate. It grabs the reader and immerses them into the world the writer created.

"Accept all the seasons" Be Congruent with all that will happen in your life while you're on this auspicious journey -The good, the bad, the great and the devastating.

The structural thinking behind the Four Seasons was that each movement – twelve in all (three per season) – would evoke a certain mood. Vivaldi delivered elegance and originality in his work. His music mirrors graphically the action described; this literary link is called program music.Vilvaldis four season concertos were based on an Italian sonnet, likely written by Vivaldi where he depicts and illustrates the narratives through his compositions. For example, in Vivaldi’s second concerto summer he depicts a peaceful, calm mood at the beginning of the first movement. The atmosphere is extraordinarily vivid, depicting the oppressive heat from the Mediterranean sun. The plaintive signs of the violin, separated by silences which suggest the intake of breath is a tiring exertion, it gives no hint to the explosive energy that lies ahead. (See example two). In the concerto Winter he evokes a thunder storm,with the use of piercing high notes in the violin at a rapid speed. For

In this essay I will explain the definition of a concerto, what it is, where it was developed and who made it popular. I will also discuss the most creative composer of the solo concerto who was Antonio Vivaldi. Thirdly I will focus on the main traits Vivaldi developed in

A plethora of sweet melodies flowing together into one cohesive song, sharps and flats bouncing off one another like a child on a trampoline, and notes oozing so much legato you would assume the pianist transformed into a robot. What genre exudes those characteristics? Western classical music. Western classical music is broken down into six categories in order for it to be easily identifiable chronologically. The six categories are the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque Age, the Classical Period, the Romantic Era, and the Twentieth Century. The earliest form of Western music originates from the Medieval time period of c.1150-c.1400, and the most recent time period is the music post from the Great War, which spans from 1920c.- Present. It was during the Baroque Age, the Classical Period, the Romantic Era, and the Twentieth Century that many of the famous composers, whose songs are still recognized today composed pieces. The mark these impeccable composers left on the world of music will forever be recognized, which is one of the reasons I applaud classical music. I am impressed by Western classical music because of its depth, clarity, and variety.