RV 293 (Autumn)

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RV 293 (Autumn) is the third concerto in Antonio Vivaldi’s famous violin concerto cycle "The Four Seasons," musically depicting the atmosphere and events of the autumn season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
programmatic composition
violin concerto
approximatePublicationYear 1725
associatedSonnetLanguage Italian
associatedSonnetTheme drunken dancing
harvest celebrations
hunting
sleep
catalogNumber RV 293
composer Antonio Vivaldi NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
cycle The Four Seasons NERFINISHED
depicts a hunt
autumn festivities
peasant dances
sleep after drinking
firstMovementTempo Allegro
firstMovementTitle Allegro
genre concerto
hasForm ritornello form NERFINISHED
instrumentation basso continuo
solo violin
string orchestra
key F major
languageOfText Italian
movementCount 3
notableFeature close correspondence between music and descriptive sonnet
use of musical figures to depict hunting horns and dogs
numberInCycle 3
opusGrouping Op. 8
opusTitle Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione NERFINISHED
partOf The Four Seasons NERFINISHED
period Baroque
positionInOpus 3
publicationPlace Amsterdam NERFINISHED
relatedWork RV 269 (Spring)
RV 297 (Winter) NERFINISHED
RV 315 (Summer)
seasonDepicted autumn
secondMovementTempo Adagio molto
secondMovementTitle Adagio molto
soloInstrument violin
subgenre solo violin concerto
thirdMovementTitle Allegro
tonalCenter F major

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The Four Seasons hasCatalogueNumber RV 293 (Autumn)