Vivaldi’s best-known work The Four Seasons, a set of four violin concertos composed in 1723, are the world’s most popular and recognized pieces of Baroque music. He introduced a range of new styles and techniques to string playing and consolidated one of its most important genres, the concerto. Antonio Vivaldi’s influence on the development of Baroque music was immense. Help Inspire Others: The Kennedy Center building may be temporarily closed, but its arts and education programming is still alive! Your gift today will provide vital support for the arts during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hosted by Michael Butterman and Marisa Regni, May 24, 2016. Part of Young People's Concert: Inspiration! In a concerto, composers write the soloist’s part to be especially flashy and technically difficult to perform so that the soloist can really show-off his or her skills. The soloist at this concert is a member of the NSO. Such a composition is called a concerto, a work that features the talent and skill of a solo performer. Sometimes composers choose to write music that features one instrument over all others. In the “Presto” (meaning super-fast) section of “Summer,” Vivaldi uses music to tell the story of a shepherd and his flock caught in a sudden The summer rainstorm. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi was inspired by nature and his own poetry to write a series of violin concertos to express the four seasons. The National Symphony Orchestra and Marisa Regni perform Vivaldi's Summer from the Four Seasons.
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