Let’s dodge the hail and thunderbolts and furiously study the final movement of Vivaldi’s Summer concerto from The Four Seasons.
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Midges and Summer Thunder
A beautiful melody, the threat of a thunderstorm and some pesky insects make for a sweltering look at Summer’s 2nd movement.
June 2016 Fade-Ins
The day-to-day composings of a real-life composer.
Summery Ritornello
An analysis and activities of the 1st movement of Vivaldi’s “Summer” concerto. It’s all about his striking use of ritornello….and there are poppies!
Vivaldi Four Seasons Theme Cards
Make these Four Seasons Themes Cards and a whole host of thrilling games will open themselves up to you for revision and study purposes.
Sonnets Seasoning
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.
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 2016 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.
