We feel the chill north winds course through the home despite the locked and bolted doors. Then turn abruptly, slip, crash on the ground and, rising, hasten on across the ice lest it cracks up. We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously, for fear of tripping and falling. I don't have information about the other musicians. In the audio files below for the Four Seasons, John Harrison plays the lead violin. Compare your thoughts and feelings with those around you. You can also draw on paper what the music makes you "see" in your mind. Does the music resemble or portray the things in the sonnets? Does the music match the seasons? Read the poem that goes with each part of The Four Seasons, and then listen to the part. These Italian words indicate the TEMPO of the piece-how fast or slow it should be played. The parts are titled with Italian words such as Allegro (joyfully) or Largo (slowly).
Some people think that Vivaldi wrote the sonnets himself.įor each season, there are three parts. The most well-known piece of music he wrote was a set of violin concertos titled "The Four Seasons." The concertos are accompanied by sonnetes (poems) that depict the seasons. While Vivaldi's music was quite popular in his lifetime, towards his final years his music fell out of popularity, and he died as a pauper. He then went to teach in an orphanage for girls, and composed lots of music for them for example Vivaldi wrote over 400 concertos for his students. However, his asthma kept him from saying the mass. As an adult, Vivaldi became a Catholic priest. He taught his son probably at a very young age to play violin. His dad, Giovanni, was a barber before becoming a professional violinist. Vivaldi had very bright red hair and was nicknamed "the Red Priest." The WA Government has provided more information on how you can show your proof of COVID-19 vaccination here.Antonio Vivaldi (1678 to 1741) was born and lived in Italy, and was a BAROQUE style composer and violinist. To view the dining options available on the night of the performance, click here.Īs a condition of entry, all ticket holders 16 years and over are required to show proof of double dose COVID-19 vaccination or provide an acceptable medical exemption, and check in using SafeWA. All concert-goers are welcome to attend the free concert talks. Join us from 6:45pm in the Terrace Level Foyer with this week's speaker Cecilia Sun. WASO Concertmaster Laurence Jackson leads his WASO colleagues in this much-loved work, alongside Haydn’s poignant Farewell Symphony, and Handel’s regal Water Music Suite. Vivaldi’s ode to nature and the passing of time continues to amaze and delight with its evocative imagery. Years pass, seasons change, and the music of Vivaldi continues to bloom in perennial splendour.īirds sing, storms roll in the distance, winter fires crackle and babbling brooks flow.
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