



The function of the harpsichord was to fill out the bass and inner harmonies as the ensembles were small. Notice in the 2nd video below there is a keyboard instrument called the harpsichord. This could also be called a chamber orchestra, meaning a small orchestra. It features solo violin as well as an ensemble (group) of strings, a string orchestra. The first 2 movements of "Spring" is the concerto on your course. Each concerto has 3 movements (sections), a fast, a slow and a fast again. Each concerto is named after one of the seasons. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi's best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque (late 17th to early 18th centuries) music. A concerto is a work in several movements for a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra. The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi.
