To understand how music describes the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, I suggest you listen to Vivaldi's Violin Concerto "The Four Seasons".

The titles of "Four Seasons" are: "Spring" in E major, "Summer" in G minor, "Autumn" in F major, and "Winter" in F minor. Among them, the first movement (Allegro) of "Spring" is the most famous. The music unfolds a light and pleasant melody, which reminds people of the greenery of spring; "Summer" is unexpected, showing the tiredness and annoyingness of summer; "Autumn" "" describes the happy scene of farmers drinking, having fun and celebrating the harvest during the harvest season; "Winter" describes the funny postures of people walking on the ice, as well as scenes such as looking out at the rainy scene from the stove.

"Spring" in "Four Seasons" in E major

The first movement (Allegro) is written in the form of a rondo. Its main theme is gorgeous and free, with a cheerful spring atmosphere. The song opens with a relaxing and joyful melody, which immediately reminds people of the greenery and vitality of spring. It describes the return of spring to the earth, birds singing happily, and forest branches and leaves whispering in the wind. Suddenly, lightning flashed, spring thunder stung, and everything woke up. This movement is the most famous in the entire "Four Seasons".

The second movement (Large) is very short, describing a quiet and leisurely pastoral scene: "On the meadows with blooming flowers, among the rustling grass, the shepherds are resting, faithful "The shepherd dog is lying aside." It is a peaceful scene of the shepherd and his faithful puppy resting leisurely on the flower-filled pasture after the spring thunder, the sky clears after the rain, and the birds sing beautiful songs again. The movement begins with a dotted rhythmic pattern played by the violin part at a very weak volume, and a somewhat abrupt syncopated pattern from the viola that sounds like the barking of a shepherd dog. Against this background, the solo violin sang pastorally with a beautiful and tranquil melody.

The third movement (Allegro) describes the joyful scene in the countryside under the bright spring sunshine: "Accompanied by the cheerful sound of country bagpipes, fairies and shepherds dance gracefully in the clear sky of lovely spring. "The basic theme of the movement is a popular Sicilian dance at the time. It appears in the solo violin and violin parts from the beginning. The chord rhythm played by the bass string instruments and the rich sound of the organ deliberately exaggerate the cheerful mood of the dance music.

"Summer" in "Four Seasons" in G minor

The first movement (not too fast Allegro). You can hear the sultry summer afternoon, the laziness of the shepherds and the languor of the cattle and sheep. Only the cuckoos and turtle doves are still whispering, unwilling to be lonely. Suddenly a gust of cool wind passed by, bringing dark clouds to the sky. A summer rain was about to come. As the heavy raindrops began to fall, the frightened shepherd boy hid in panic and cried.

The second movement (Adagio to Presto). The rumbling thunder awoke the shepherd boy from his daydream. He tried to go back to sleep, but mosquitoes buzzed around, making him irritable.

The third movement (Presto). The storm finally came, with roaring winds, thunder and lightning, and devastation, seeming to sweep away the boredom of summer and make it hearty.

"Autumn" in "Four Seasons" in F major

The first movement (Allegro) presents a golden harvest season. In the jubilant atmosphere of celebrating the harvest, farmers sang and danced happily. The men drank heavily of wine and got drunk.

The second movement (Adagio) is a humorous close-up of a drunken man sleeping.

The third movement (Allegro) describes hunting in the forest: horns sound, gunfire bursts, and dogs bark from time to time; the prey flees with injuries and is dying.

"Winter" in "Four Seasons" in F minor

The first movement (not too fast Allegro) depicts the irresistible coldness of winter: "The north wind is strong, the snow is white, and the ice is , Trembling non-stop, I stamped my feet and ran hard, my teeth chattering.”

In the second movement (Large Canto), it was freezing rain outside, and people inside were sitting around the fire, tasting hot wine, and feeling the warmth and tranquility. romantic atmosphere. The contrast between this scene and the ice and snow outdoors is even more intoxicating.

The third movement (Allegro) focuses on depicting a skating scene: "Skating on the ice, go slowly, be careful not to slip, suddenly turn around and fall, get up and run again , unexpectedly slipped to the edge of the ice cave." After returning to the house, listen to the "War of the Wind Gods" outdoors.