I have put the original Italian texts under each translation, for reference. While these verses may not be considered important in the history of Italian literature, their fame is great due to the popularity of the music. The Four Seasons are among the most popular musical compositions in the world and these sonnets are often printed with concert programs and album notes. These four sonnets about the seasons have been printed with the musical score of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons since the first edition, published in Amsterdam in 1725. It is not known if Vivaldi himself wrote these sonnets but chances are good that he did, or at least collaborated on them, since the music and the sonnets follow each other so closely and there is no other author credited. Vivaldi, the 4 Concertos and the 4 SonnetsĪntonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) wrote his famous four concertos as one of the earliest examples of “program music” or music that follows a narrative without performed words or dramatic action. Antonio Vivaldi, anonymous portrait, 1723, Museo della Musica, Bologna (public domain).
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