Vivaldi

Think about one of your favorite movies which features instrumental music (no singing) to help tell the story. Cite the movie and composer, and discuss the music as it directly enhances the drama.

Instrumental Music Vivaldi’s set of concertos, The Four Seasons, uses instrumental music to tell a story which portrays a poem he wrote for each movement. For example, in the first movement of “Spring,” we hear birds singing, brooks and streams flowing, gentle breezes blowing, and a wild storm that includes thunder and lightning. When instrumental […]

Discuss why you think The Four Seasons by Vivaldi is so famous, or “great” and discuss a particular spot in the music, cite exactly where you are talking about.

For this paper, discuss why you think The Four Seasons by Vivaldi is so famous, or “great”. When you discuss a particular spot in the music, cite exactly where (in the timing) you are talking about (e.g. “at 4:19, the cymbal crash is the loudest part…). You can talk about the structure of the music, […]

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