How Does Antonio Vivaldi Express The Season Of Spring

Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric. Vivaldi, who is considered the father of the concertos, published the concerto with accompanying poems that were based off of the seasons. “La Primavera” or “Spring” is a violin concerto composed by Antonio Vivaldi and consist of three movements meant to express the season of spring. Vivaldi captures the effervescent feeling of spring by using symbolization to convey images representative of the season. The instrumentation for this piece incorporates a solo violinist with a string orchestral accompaniment (violin, viola, cello, bass, and harpsichord). The conductor for this piece is Kenneth Sillito who is internationally recognized as one of Britain's most distinguished musician. Julia Fischer a German classical violinist and pianist known for her renowned skills, is the violin soloist for this piece.
The first movement, Allegro, is a fast paced piece that is mean to describe the happy and joyous emotion felt towards spring.
The lines for this movement include, “This movement marks the return of the ritornello, which was featured in the first movement. During this movement a popular celebration is described with triumphant songs and dances because of spring’s arrival. The texture for this movement is homophonic and is played in major mode. The mode does not significantly shift during the performance of this piece. This is mainly because this piece is focused on celebrations and joyous occasions. However, the dynamics for this piece do shift from pianissimo to forte several times to help create contrast. Once again the solo violinist holds the melody while the full orchestral accompaniment holds the harmony. The final movement for this work concludes with the overwhelming feeling of excitement for what spring will