The Four Seasons fall into the latter category. In this set Vivaldi sets forth to demonstrate the difference between the prevailing manner of composition of the time and a more innovative, imaginative form of composition.
The Four Seasons are four violin concerti that were part of a set of twelve concerti entitled The Contest between Harmony and Invention. We can’t get much more explicit than this, especially for a Baroque piece. It might be time to take a look at Vivaldi’s “Spring” concerto from The Four Seasons. I personally see connections between the Tchaik serenade and elements of spring, as mentioned previously, but what about a more explicitly programmatic springtime piece? It is so sunny and warm in Ann Arbor right now (over 80° this week!) that the topic of spring remains on my mind.
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