Winter in F minor

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"Winter in F minor" is the final, vividly dramatic violin concerto in Antonio Vivaldi’s famous Baroque cycle The Four Seasons, depicting the harshness and intensity of winter.

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Label Occurrences
Winter in F minor canonical 2
F minor (L’inverno) 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto ⓘ
programmatic composition ⓘ
violin concerto ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate circa 1716–1723 ⓘ
associatedForm ritornello form ⓘ
catalogueNumber RV 297 ⓘ
linked to: RV 297 (Winter)
composer Antonio Vivaldi ⓘ
cycle The Four Seasons ⓘ
depicts cold weather ⓘ
harsh winds ⓘ
shivering from cold ⓘ
slipping on ice ⓘ
winter ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
concerto grosso style ⓘ
key F minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movement Allegro ⓘ
Allegro non molto ⓘ
Largo ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic depiction of harshness and intensity of winter ⓘ
strong contrasts in dynamics ⓘ
tone painting of winter scenes ⓘ
virtuosic solo violin writing ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 8 No. 4 ⓘ
originalTitle L’inverno ⓘ
partOf The Four Seasons ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
positionInCycle fourth concerto in The Four Seasons ⓘ
linked to: Le quattro stagioni
publishedIn Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Op. 8 ⓘ
scoring solo violin and string orchestra ⓘ
solo violin, strings, and basso continuo ⓘ
style vividly dramatic ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 8 minutes ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Four Seasons → keyOfPart → Winter in F minor ⓘ
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione → primaryKeyInFamousSet → F minor (L’inverno) ⓘ
linked to: Winter in F minor
Autumn in F major → relatedWork → Winter in F minor ⓘ