Listening Chart 4 Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in E, Spring, first movement (Allegro)
Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in E, Spring, first movement (Allegro)
Ritornello form. 3 min., 10 sec.
| 0:00 | Ritornello 1 | a (loud) |
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| 0:06 | a (soft) | ||
| 0:13 | b (loud) | ||
| 0:20 | b (soft) | ||
| 0:28 | Solo 1 | Three violins: birds | |
| 0:59 | Ritornello 2 | b | |
| 1:07 | Breezes | Full orchestra | |
| 1:28 | Ritornello 3 | b | |
| 1:34 | Solo 2 | Thunderstorm (orchestral thunder, solo lightning bolts) | |
| 1:57 | Ritornello 4 | b, now in the minor mode | |
| 2:06 | Solo 3 | Three violins: Birds resume songs. | |
| 2:25 | Ritornello 5 | New melodies, related to a and b | |
| 2:37 | Solo 4 | ||
| 2:50 | Ritornello 6 | b (loud) b (soft) | |
Springtime has arrived, and the birds greet her return with festive song, and the streams, caressed by the breezes, flow with soft murmurs. Then lightning and thunder, announcing the spring, cast their dark mantle over the heavens. When these grow quiet, the birds take up again their enchanting songs.