Autumn in F major
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"Autumn in F major" is the third violin concerto in Antonio Vivaldi’s famous Baroque suite The Four Seasons, depicting scenes and moods of the autumn season through programmatic music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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programmatic composition ⓘ violin concerto ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | circa 1716–1723 ⓘ |
| associatedPoem | Italian sonnet describing autumn scenes ⓘ |
| bassoContinuo | harpsichord or organ ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | RV 293 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Antonio Vivaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Count Wenzel von Morzin (via Op. 8 dedication) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
autumn hunt
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autumn season ⓘ drunken revelry ⓘ harvest celebrations ⓘ sleep after festivities ⓘ |
| ensemble | string orchestra ⓘ |
| form | ritornello form (outer movements) ⓘ |
| genre | concerto ⓘ |
| hasSeason | autumn ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 18th-century Venetian concerto tradition ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Italian (sonnet captions) ⓘ |
| movement |
Adagio molto (second movement)
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Allegro (first movement) ⓘ Allegro (third movement) ⓘ |
| movementCount | three movements ⓘ |
| musicalEra | early 18th century ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrast between lively dances and calm sleep
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depiction of drunken peasants through rhythmic figures ⓘ use of musical imagery to depict hunting horns ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 8 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
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The Four Seasons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third concerto in The Four Seasons ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Michel-Charles Le Cène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Spring in E major
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Summer in G minor ⓘ Winter in F minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | solo violin, strings, and continuo ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | violin ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subGenre | violin concerto ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 10–12 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
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