Winter (L’inverno)

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Winter (L’inverno) is the fourth and final violin concerto in Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, vividly depicting the harshness and chill of winter through its expressive Baroque musical imagery.

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Winter (L’inverno) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
concerto
programmatic music
violin concerto
approximateCompositionDate circa 1716–1723
associatedSeason winter
basedOn sonnet about winter
bassoContinuo present
catalogNumber RV 297
commonlyPerformedWith Autumn (L’autunno)
Spring (La primavera)
linked to: Primavera

Summer (L’estate)
linked to: L’estate
composer Antonio Vivaldi
cyclePositionInOpus No. 4 of Op. 8
depicts cold and chill
falling rain
harshness of winter
icy winds
shivering in the cold
sitting by a warm fire
slipping on ice
ensemble string orchestra
firstMovementTempoMarking Allegro non molto
firstPublisher Michel-Charles Le Cène
follows Autumn (L’autunno)
genre program music
violin concerto
hasSeasonNumber Season IV
key F minor
languageOfTitle Italian
movementCount 3
notableFeature contrasts between harsh cold and indoor warmth
virtuosic solo violin writing
vivid tone painting
numberInSeries fourth concerto
opusGrouping Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione
opusNumber Op. 8 No. 4
partOf The Four Seasons
partOfLargerWorkByTitle Le quattro stagioni
period Baroque
positionInCycle final concerto in The Four Seasons
precededBy Autumn (L’autunno)
publicationYear 1725
publishedIn Amsterdam
secondMovementTempoMarking Largo
soloInstrument violin
style Italian Baroque
thirdMovementTempoMarking Allegro
titleInEnglish Winter
titleInItalian L’inverno
uses ritornello form

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The Four Seasons hasPart Winter (L’inverno)
Autumn (L’autunno) relatedWork Winter (L’inverno)