Winter (L’inverno)
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Winter (L’inverno) is the fourth and final violin concerto in Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, vividly depicting the harshness and chill of winter through its expressive Baroque musical imagery.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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concerto ⓘ programmatic music ⓘ violin concerto ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | circa 1716–1723 ⓘ |
| associatedSeason | winter ⓘ |
| basedOn | sonnet about winter ⓘ |
| bassoContinuo | present ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | RV 297 ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedWith |
Autumn (L’autunno)
NERFINISHED
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Spring (La primavera) NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer (L’estate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Antonio Vivaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cyclePositionInOpus | No. 4 of Op. 8 ⓘ |
| depicts |
cold and chill
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falling rain ⓘ harshness of winter ⓘ icy winds ⓘ shivering in the cold ⓘ sitting by a warm fire ⓘ slipping on ice ⓘ |
| ensemble | string orchestra ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Allegro non molto ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Michel-Charles Le Cène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Autumn (L’autunno) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
program music
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violin concerto ⓘ |
| hasSeasonNumber | Season IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | F minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasts between harsh cold and indoor warmth
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virtuosic solo violin writing ⓘ vivid tone painting ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | fourth concerto ⓘ |
| opusGrouping | Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 8 No. 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Four Seasons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerWorkByTitle | Le quattro stagioni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInCycle | final concerto in The Four Seasons ⓘ |
| precededBy | Autumn (L’autunno) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1725 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Largo ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | violin ⓘ |
| style | Italian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | L’inverno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | ritornello form ⓘ |
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