Springtime's the best time of year! All the snow and ice disappear, Songs of birds falling on my ear.   Springtime's the best time of year! All the snow and ice disappear, Songs of birds falling on my ear.   [: This music is by Vivaldi, This music is by Vivaldi, Vivaldi brings music and good cheer! :]

The Four Seasons is Vivaldi's most famous composition. He composed a concerto for violin and orchestra for each of the four seasons. We shall begin our Classical Magic® by learning the main theme from the first movement of Spring. Note that, as in all concerto first movements, it is allegro.

Vivaldi published a sonnet (poem) in Italian to go with each concerto to explain the music. For the first movement of Spring, he explains that spring has arrived and the birds are singing. The brook murmurs and soft breezes blow. Then thunder and lightning bring a shower. The shower is soon over, and the birds begin to sing again.