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Which composer wrote 'The Four Seasons,' a set of four violin concertos published in 1725?
Answer
Antonio Vivaldi
'The Four Seasons' (Le quattro stagioni) was composed by Antonio Vivaldi and published as part of his opus 8 collection 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione' in 1725. Each concerto depicts a season of the year and is among the most recognizable works in Baroque music.
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Vivaldi wrote sonnets — likely his own — to accompany each concerto, making 'The Four Seasons' one of the earliest examples of program music with built-in narration.
Other options people guess
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Georg Frideric Handel
- Arcangelo Corelli
Topics
- classical
- baroque
- violin
- vivaldi
- 1700s
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