Symphony Listening Program - Vivaldi

What

Symphony Listening Program - Vivaldi

When

9/24/2025

Audio File

Daily scripts to use with students:

MONDAY:  This week's feature composer is Antonio Vivaldi. The feature composition is the first movement of "Autumn" from The Four Seasons. This is the week of the autumn equinox, September 21st (or 22nd), which marks the first day of Autumn. People have celebrated the beginning of autumn for centuries. Vivaldi, a musician, who lived 250 years ago, was very sensitive to the changing seasons. He described autumn in two ways. In words, he said, "Dancing and singing celebrate the joys of a good harvest." In music, he wrote the composition "Autumn." 

TUESDAY: This week's feature composer is Antonio Vivaldi. The feature composition is the first movement of "Autumn" from The Four Seasons. Vivaldi composed "Autumn" for string orchestra. He created musical ideas to describe autumn. Vivaldi chose one instrument of the string orchestra, the violin, to sometimes play by itself. The violin leads the other instruments in "dancing and singing [to] celebrate the joys of a good harvest."

WEDNESDAY: This week's feature composer is Antonio Vivaldi. The feature composition is the first movement of "Autumn" from The Four Seasons. Vivaldi chose one instrument to lead the other instruments of the string orchestra in celebrating autumn. Do you remember the name of that instrument? (Short pause). It is the violin. The other instruments in the string orchestra are viola, cello, and double bass. Vivaldi used these instruments to play his musical description of autumn.

THURSDAY: This week's feature composer is Antonio Vivaldi. The feature composition is the first movement of "Autumn" from The Four Seasons. Vivaldi described autumn in two ways. In words, he said, "Dancing and singing celebrate the joys of a good harvest." In music, he chose instruments to speak for him.  Do you remember what they were? (Short pause). If you are thinking of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass, you are correct. Or maybe you are thinking of the string orchestra. That is also correct. 

FRIDAY: This week's feature composition is the first movement of "Autumn" from The Four Seasons. Can you think of the name of the composer? (Short pause). Did you think of Antonio Vivaldi? That is right. Vivaldi was a musician who was sensitive to the changing of the seasons. He composed this music to celebrate the autumn season. Perhaps we will hear from Vivaldi again (in January...).