Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione

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Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione is a set of twelve violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, best known for including the famous group of four concertos collectively called The Four Seasons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opus of concertos
violin concerto collection
approximatePublicationYear 1725
associatedComposerCatalog Vivaldi RV catalog
associatedMusicalForm ritornello form
catalogCode Op. 8
composer Antonio Vivaldi
composerNationality Italian
containsProgrammaticMusic true
countryOfFirstPublication Dutch Republic
dedicatedTo Count Wenzel von Morzin
firstPublicationPlace Amsterdam
firstPublisher Michel-Charles Le Cène
genre Baroque concerto
violin concerto
hasAlternativeTitle Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
hasFamousExcerpt opening of La primavera
hasInfluenceOn later violin concerto repertoire
programmatic orchestral music
hasProgrammaticPoems true
historicalEra early 18th century
includes La primavera
linked to: The Spring

L’autunno
L’estate
L’inverno
The Four Seasons
instrumentation basso continuo
solo violin and string orchestra
isBestKnownFor including The Four Seasons
languageOfTitle Italian
movementPattern fast–slow–fast
movementStructure multi-movement concertos
notableComponent The Four Seasons
numberOfWorks 12
opusNumber Op. 8
period Baroque
primaryKeyInFamousSet E major (La primavera)
F major (L’autunno)
linked to: Autumn in F major

F minor (L’inverno)
linked to: Winter in F minor

G minor (L’estate)
linked to: Summer in G minor
programmaticPoemsLanguage Italian
titleTranslation The Contest Between Harmony and Invention
typicalMovementCountPerConcerto 3
usesSoloTuttiContrast true
workCountInFamousSubset 4
workNumberingSystem RV (Ryom Verzeichnis)

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The Four Seasons partOfLargerWork Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione titleTranslation The Contest Between Harmony and Invention
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione hasAlternativeTitle Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
RV 269–RV 297 associatedWith Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Autumn (L’autunno) setWithin Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Spring in E major partOf Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Autumn in F major partOf Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
RV 269 (Spring) partOf Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Vivaldi instrumental concertos notableWork Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Winter (L’inverno) opusGrouping Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
Winter in F minor publishedIn Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
RV 315 (Summer) partOf Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8
linked to: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
RV 293 (Autumn) opusTitle Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
RV 297 (Winter) collectionTitle Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione