Spring in E major

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"Spring in E major" is the bright, lyrical first violin concerto of Antonio Vivaldi’s famous Baroque suite The Four Seasons, depicting the arrival and joy of spring.

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Spring in E major canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition ⓘ
programmatic composition ⓘ
violin concerto ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate circa 1723 ⓘ
associatedEra early 18th century ⓘ
associatedInstrument violin ⓘ
associatedWork Sonnet describing the season of spring ⓘ
catalogNumber RV 269 ⓘ
linked to: RV 269 (Spring)
composer Antonio Vivaldi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice ⓘ
depicts birds singing ⓘ
lightning ⓘ
murmuring brooks ⓘ
pastoral dances ⓘ
shepherds resting ⓘ
spring ⓘ
thunderstorms ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1725 ⓘ
firstPublicationPlace Amsterdam ⓘ
genre concerto for solo violin and string orchestra ⓘ
hasInfluenced Romantic depictions of nature in music ⓘ
later programmatic orchestral music ⓘ
key E major ⓘ
languageOfAssociatedSonnet Italian ⓘ
movement Allegro ⓘ
Allegro (Danza pastorale) ⓘ
Largo ⓘ
movementOrder 1st movement: Allegro ⓘ
2nd movement: Largo ⓘ
3rd movement: Allegro (Danza pastorale) ⓘ
notableFeature bright and lyrical character ⓘ
use of tone painting to depict natural scenes ⓘ
virtuosic solo violin writing ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 8 No. 1 ⓘ
partOf Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione ⓘ
Op. 8 ⓘ
The Four Seasons ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeOfComposition Venice ⓘ
publisher Michel-Charles Le Cène ⓘ
scoring basso continuo ⓘ
solo violin ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ
style ritornello form ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 10 minutes ⓘ
workSeriesPosition first concerto in The Four Seasons ⓘ

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The Four Seasons → keyOfPart → Spring in E major ⓘ
Autumn in F major → relatedWork → Spring in E major ⓘ