How to play SPRING from The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi | Piano Tutorial

A Piano tutorial on how to play the main theme from Spring (The Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi (Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" - La primavera.)

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Some general information about Spring The Four Seasons:

Originally composed for a String Quartet (two Violins, Viola and Cello), The Four Seasons is the best known of Vivaldi's works. They were a revolution in musical conception: in them Vivaldi represented flowing creeks, singing birds (of different species, each specifically characterised), a shepherd and his barking dog, buzzing flies, storms, drunken dancers, hunting parties from both the hunters' and the prey's point of view, frozen landscapes, and warm winter fires.
Unusually for the period, Vivaldi published the concerti with accompanying sonnets that elucidated what it was in the spirit of each season that his music was intended to evoke;

"Springtime is upon us.
The birds celebrate her return with festive song,
and murmuring streams are
softly caressed by the breezes.
Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring, roar,
casting their dark mantle over heaven,
Then they die away to silence,
and the birds take up their charming songs once more.
Largo
On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy branches
rustling overhead, the goat-herd sleeps,
his faithful dog beside him.
Allegro
Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes,
nymphs and shepherds lightly dance
beneath the brilliant canopy of spring."

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