Vivaldi

The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-521-40692-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 162 g

Reihe: Cambridge Music Handbooks

The Four Seasons and the rest of the concertos in Op. 8 represent Vivaldi's remarkable innovation in the field of the Baroque concerto. This detailed guide examines the work's origin and construction in a way that enables the reader to distinguish what is extraordinary about the Seasons and what constitutes the composer's customary method of 'characterising' the solo concerto. Drawing on recent research and his own expertise in the appraisal of Vivaldi's manuscripts, the author draws interesting and sometimes startling conclusions about the conception of the Seasons, the origin of their programme, the dating of the concertos and the rationale behind the collection's ritornello-form structures and aria-like slow movements. The significance of Vivaldi's idiosyncratic art is thus revealed in some of the most popular concert music of all time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Everett, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Sinfonische Musik & Ensembles
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. One collection, two Vivaldis; 2. Origin and motivation; 3. Ritornello forms; 4. Expression and meaning; 5. The slow movements; 6. The Four Seasons; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.