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The Four Seasons
20 December 2015
Archived programme
Seasons, weather, moods and animal calls: how many ways can they find their way into music?
Original introduction (English translation)
Seasons, weather, moods, animal calls: Vivaldi was far from the only composer to imitate them in music. Have you heard of Biber or Banchieri? There is a wealth of ideas and colours here, often appearing in the score as very precise instructions.
Musical examples
- Adriano Banchieri: Contraponto bestiale alla mente (The King’s Singers)Original video ↗
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins in B minor (1966, Moscow)Original video ↗
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins in B minor (Il Giardino Armonico)Original video ↗
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring, I. AllegroOriginal video ↗
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring, II. LargoOriginal video ↗
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring, III. AllegroOriginal video ↗
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Winter, II. LargoOriginal video ↗
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