ANTONIO VIVALDI BAROQUE COMPOSER
THE RED PRIEST
THE CANALS OF VENICE
VENICE, ITALY
BOATS
VENICE,ITALY CARNIVAL
VENICE, ITALY
S. MARIA DELLA PIETA ORPHANAGE FOR GIRLS
THE FOUR SEASONS PROGRAM MUSIC - MUSIC WRITTEN TO PROVOKE PICTURES IN THE LISTENER’S MIND VIVALDI WROTE THE SONNETS (POEMS) AND THE MUSIC SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, AND WINTER
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WINTER WE SHIVER IN THE SNOW
AND ARE PIERCED BY THE CRUEL WINDS
WE RUN AND STAMP OUR FEET AT EVERY STEP
OUR TEETH CHATTER WITH THE COLD
WE RUN AND STAMP OUR FEET AT EVERY STEP
LARGO WE PASS THE DAY CONTENTED BY THE FIRESIDE
ALLEGRO WE CAREFULLY WALK ON THE ICE
WE ARE AFRAID WE MAY FALL
WE SLIP AND FALL
WE GET UP AND BRAVELY TRY AGAIN
THE ICE IS BREAKING, THE CRACKS ARE WIDE
THE SIROCCO WIND HOWLS AROUND EACH BOLTED DOOR
THE SHRIEKING WINDS ARE AT WAR
SUCH IS WINTER, BUT IT HAS ITS JOYS
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