It’s all about the extra-musical influences that inspired Vivaldi while he composed “The Four Seasons”, in particular sonnets which often appear at the beginning of the score.
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Vivaldi Texture Talk
Understanding musical textures in general, and recognising musical textures in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in particular.
Violining Vivaldi
Let’s find out about stringed instruments and their distinctive timbres….then we’ll understand Vivaldi’s use of them better!
Harmony Capers
No dry harmony study here – activities in composing, performing, score-reading, listening…as well as analysis to help you get to grips with some of Vivaldi’s harmonic delectations.
May Fade-Ins
After a month away from daily fade-ins to concentrate on my “other people’s music” blogs, I’m back with composery updates during May. It’s promising to be a busy and inspirational month with concerts, workshops and premieres in the pipeline.
Continuo Antonio
It’s a brief overview of those little numbers underneath the bass-line in Baroque music, and what they might mean.
Tonality’s The Key
We’re going to look for all the clues that tell us the keys the music goes through in one of the movements of Vivaldi’s “Spring”.
Slow Vivaldi
We’re looking in general at the characteristics of slow movements in Vivaldi’s concertos. Can you find the musical events in Spring, Autumn and Winter?
Little Returns in Spring
Little returns of short sections of music – they’re all over those 1st movements of Baroque Concertos like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. We’ll have an in-depth look at the structure in “Spring”, 1st Movement. It’s Ritornello Form!
Composing With Antonio
Here’s a selection of activities to not only help you become more familiar with Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, but also to hone some of your own composing skills at the same time.