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#Vivaldi four seasons summer full#
#Vivaldi four seasons summer series#

7: 13 – The final variation is played and brings the movement to an end, ready to break the anticipation.

5: 47 – Solo violin restarts its melody and the other violins go back to giving accompaniment.

It’s played a few times through, and foreshadows the next movement.

5: 42 – The only variation of the movement, all of the strings simply hit one note quickly.

It continues the trend of being slow with a lead violin providing a counterpoint to the slowly descending notes in the accompaniment, played by a viola in this case.

3: 50 – A new theme starts, similar in form to those found earlier.

The first theme has really become a solid place for repetition to occur and serves to tie together the whole movement.

3: 36 – The main theme is repeated, in a different key.

This movement is played Adagio and doesn’t change much the whole way through. This movement can be interpreted as going with the sonnet, and being a sort of calm before the storm as the shepherd in the story realizes there’s no escaping the storm and the fear is setting in. It is played slowly with the violin section providing a simple chord accompaniment with a relatively static progression to the slow, haunting solo violin. This movement consists nearly entirely of violin.

It is then expanded upon and played forcefully by all instruments until its conclusion on one powerful note. 4: 53 – The earlier theme is repeated, including the fluctuations in intensity. This effect creates a certain musical chaos that helps to make the next theme have more of an impact and not feel too repetitive. 3: 20 – Everything quiets down but soon becomes louder again, only to return to quiet.3: 09 – The whole ensemble enters strongly.2: 52 – A new theme begins, with some violins providing a more staccato rhythmic accompaniment, while others play a new melody.

#Vivaldi four seasons summer series#

2: 40 – The violin begins a series of trills to set up the piece for the next theme The solo violin plays a new melody while the other instruments provide a slow chord accompaniment in the background. 1: 15 – This is where the lead violin shows itself.0: 50 – The original theme is repeated.0: 33 – The violins begin descending arpeggios and are followed by the lower register nearly mirroring them.The distinctly minor sound gives a dark, almost foreboding feeling to the violin. 2: 14 – A long, low, quiet note is played in the background as the solo violin plays over it.1: 58 – Once again, the original theme is repeated.

#Vivaldi four seasons summer full#

1: 51 – The new theme is repeated, but this time the full ensemble plays along with the solo violin.0: 17 – The first theme is expanded upon. This is the beginning of the first of three movements within the piece, and is played Allegro. 0: 00 – Summer begins with the ensemble emulating the sound of a cuckoo.