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The Four Seasons: Spring in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 (La primavera)

Antonio Vivaldi · 1678–1741
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9
MajorLivelyPlayfulDanceLyricalWell-known

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Type
Concerto
Setting
Orchestra (piano reduction)
Length
About 10 min
Era
Baroque
Nationality
Italian
Exam lists
ABRSM, Trinity, RCM, ASTA, UIL, Henle

Notes

Programmatic; birdsong trills, bariolage

Exam & syllabus listings

ABRSM Gr 8 · Trinity Gr 8 · RCM 9 · ASTA CAP 7 · UIL Gr 1 · Henle 4–5

Also in Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op. 8

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MajorLivelyHeroic
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ConcertoWith orchestra
8 min
MajorLivelyDramatic
5
ConcertoWith orchestra
11 min
MajorDanceWell-known
5
ConcertoWith orchestra
11 min
MinorLivelyWell-known
6
ConcertoWith orchestra
9 min
MinorLivelyWell-known
6

A step before · level 4

Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Johann Sebastian Bach
ConcertoWith orchestra
17 min
MajorLyricalWell-known
4
ConcertoWith orchestra
18 min
MajorPlayfulWell-known
4
ConcertoWith orchestra
15 min
MajorLyricalPlayful
4
ConcertoWith orchestra
20 min
MajorLyricalPlayful
4

A step after · level 6

ConcertoWith orchestra
17 min
MajorLivelyWell-known
6
ConcertoWith orchestra
21 min
MajorLivelyWell-known
6
Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
ConcertoWith orchestra
24 min
MajorLyricalWell-known
6
ConcertoWith orchestra
15 min
MinorDanceLyrical
6

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