Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"? - Betsy Schwarm
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Light, bright, and cheerful, "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi is some of the most familiar of all early 18th century music, featured in numerous films and television commercials. But what is its significance, and why does it sound that way? Betsy Schwarm uncovers the underlying narrative of this musical masterpiece.
Lesson by Betsy Schwarm, animation by Compote Collective.
Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"? Because it's dam good.
Yeah ^^
"n"
Do you think they found the dam snackbar yet?
Lol four seasons is overrated. Go listen to L'estro Armonico. It shits on the 4
Damn= being condemned.....dam = a cement blockage stopping water from flowing.
I actually didn't know that there were poems to go with it. I've always liked it because Winter sounds so... wintery.
yeah same
Falcy Chead same here
Same. I've always loved it because of its effect on emotion.
Falcy Chead I KNOW RIGHT???
the poem is write in the music sheet of the "violino concertino", above the notes, you can try find it in the IMLSP site
The sad thing is that Vivaldi died poor and during his funeral nobody went and no song was played even though he did his best in everything.
Could you please elaborate
He also wrote over 100 violin concertos...
Thats the story of almost every great artists. They rarely get their due during their lifetime.
@@desirogerebert3562 Well, Vivaldi was incredibly famous during his lifetime, even planning on becoming the court musician to an Emperor. But it was only in the months prior to his death that his fame began to quickly decline, eventually dying of illness while seeking refuge in an equally poor saddlemaker's house
And yet his music imortalizes him. Life is the journey and not the end. I think he had fun and enjoyed his musical creation. That is a life worth living.
My whole life I've been living in a tropical region and never experienced four seasons and thanks to Vivaldi's Four Seasons I gotta feel it musically.
Same😂
This is actually so meaningful and beautiful 😦
Same here in brazil
That's beautiful.
man i feel you
I looked it up. He did have red hair.
Pipe2DevNull He was actually called "The Red Priest" by the people around him because of his striking red hair (not R'hllor 😉).
Jaehaerys III also because he was a flamboyant priest who also did opera :)
the red priest, sounds like a serial killer imo, but either way I like it
+BloodstoneKid I like that thought.
Il Prete Rosso :-)
Being a successful composer pretty much guarantees immortality. Listening to their opus 300 years later as if they are still alive today. This is partly why I love classical musical.
this isn't classical, it's from the baroque period
Ruko831 okay. Thanks. But I am talking about classical music.
Kim Julian fked up what?
Kim Julian What are you talking about? This is a Ted Ed channel...Buzzfeed is over there. Bye bye
womp womp
Spring: High class meal
Summer: Really fast violins
Autumn: You've never heard this before
Winter: Also fast violins
@Charitsu Kuroyuki Storm is the 3rd movement of Summer
@Charitsu Kuroyuki storm its another name for summer
Autumn is always the forgotten one even though it's most peoples' favourite season
Summer and Spring: The favorite, spoiled siblings
Couldn't have summed it up more perfectly
Just realised that duration of Vivaldi's Four seasons is 42:00 minutes and this video is exactly 4:20 minutes. Going by TED-Ed standard, definitely not a coincidence!
Duration of the piece may vary depending on the conductor and performance.
In my phone is 4:19
Or TED is just going for the memes
4:20 minutes is not equal to 42:00 divided by 10...
@@xl000 @xl it is if you remove the decimal in 42:00
so 4200/10=420
4:20
WOW, finely someone recommends classical music not for some stupid pseudo-scientific reasons ("it's good for your brain" etc.) but simply because it's fun to listen to. Thumbs up.
Fafner888 ....but classical music is good for your brain....
Babies become smarter if they listen to this
+Dantick09 if this is true, your parents must have made you listen to music by stupid people
blackbeltrjfish the other day your mom told me she tried on you but you were too far gone
+Dantick09 there is absolutely no scientific evidence for any long term intelligence benefit.... but music in general has been shown to offer a very temporary benefit in intelligence
So glad i was exposed to his music when i was a kid
Muhd Taufiq I didn't know Middle Eastern people were into classical composers from Europe.
Yes, I also heard that they mainly find joy in firing their guns in the air and stoning women.
nice
Muhd Taufiq wow you are so special you knew this song when you were a kid LIKE EVERYONE IN THE FUCKING UNIVERSE
Streaky Bacon that name is not turkish
I’m so proud that I’m a fan. He’s talented, helped orphans/girls developed their careers, and make music that is accessible to all social classes. What an inspiration. One of my favorite artists of all time.
Weird flex but OK
Ted ed:Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"?
Me: b E a C a U s E h E p R a C t I s E d 40 H o U r S a D a Y
Fella twosetter go practice
Ling Ling united
ling ling
He practised, but did you?
@@plarizedpinklemnz6964 uh-huh..(nervous itching)... Yeah..(I hope it sounds real)..?
I'd love to hear an analysis like this for Paganini's caprices.
SirRandomMonkey
Well, not much to say except he was a sadist who wrote treacherous etudes for virtuosos to keep in their back pocket.
There is a very impressive transcription of #24 for cello on "Batcello" s channel.
Like many violinists say: "the worst part isn´t that it´s so hard, it´s that he could play it".
In this video there is shown a type of music that attempts to musically render an extra-musical narrative. Such genre is often called program (or programme) music. Vivaldi's "Four seasons" is one of the most famous examples of program music but there were many more especially in the XIXth century when many symphonic poems were composed which are program music by definition. Paganini's caprices don't contain specific program or poem to explain what they are about but that doesn't mean that thay are not program music or at least some of them. E. g. caprice no.9 is called "The hunt" - violinist plays first on upper strings which imitate the flutes then on lower strings which imitate the horns; caprice no. 13 is nicknamed "the devil's laughter"; caprice 14 imitating brass fanfares; caprice 17 which personally reminds me of a quarrel between a couple; no. 20 imitating bagpipes. In others you may find some folk Italian melodies or arias. And all of them are full of the most sophisticated violin techniques many of which were invented by Paganini himself. Violinists til these day struggle with playing them but nowadays there are quite many who manage to do it succesfully. Paganini dedicated them "alli artisti" - to the artists so I guess as long as there are daring artists Paganini caprices will thrive.
LoverofLiszt Un sospiro.
SirRandomMonkey Yes!!!
In case you're wondering, the person in the animation is suppose to be Antonio Vivaldi himself. He was known as the Red Priest because of his long red hair. Yes, Vivaldi was a ginger. His main instrument was the violin.
The second movement of Winter is suppose to be rain. The pizzicato of the string imitates the raindrops on the window.
Because “Summer” reminds me of the ending of Portrait of a Lady On Fire and I like to cry randomly sometimes
Someone finally said it
That movie broke me
All Portrait fans are emotional masochists.
@@annielacks9523 why so?
It was Storm
Winter is sooo intense, I get chills every time I hear it man
that's cause it's winter 😜 okay okay I'll stop 💀
You should make a complete animation for the 4 seasons, like a movie.
I do more than listen! I am playing Autumn for my middle school string orchestra today!
RevoDon3S good luck!
best of luck to you stranger on the internet! Keep pressing forward with your achievements
Thank you guys! I think your luck helped! I thought we sounded good, but the high school Chamber Orchestra playing Clair de Lune was AMAZING!!!
+RevoDon3S Did you record it? Are can you get any footage?
I want to see how it came out :3
LosPrimosStar Unfortunately, I didn't. However, I have more concerts coming up, so I might have some footage soon!
The first part of Winter is my absolute favorite classical music piece ever
Winter remains to be my favorite classical music. Never gets old
I never knew that it was used for poetry to describe events but I could imagine what the music was saying, he really could make music speak.
Fady Farouk
Indeeeed!
i love how the people are holding their violins on the wrong arms
JTA Mallari isnt that just a left handed violinist?
Austin Drapen is there even a left handed violin?
JTA Mallari i own a left handed guitar, I don't see why there wouldn't be an accomidating violin.
There are left handed violins. However, they are quite rare to find, so good luck.
and expensive for whatever reason
Spring makes me happy and feels like floating in the air
It's also my favorite season💚🌸
When you get past the four seasons a whole new world will open infront of you. Its a beautiful musical world 🎼
so true! Vivaldi was my beginning haha
if anyone's interested: try Rachmaninov 2. piano concerto after Vivaldis four Seasons
More music stuff pleeaaaasssee
Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" ?
Because it's one of the best musics of all time.
Do you need more reasons ?
It's around 40 minutes of pure emotions. It's not just a song, it is an experience. Something you can listen and feel.
Gean de Oliveira it's not a song it's a piece
It's a piece you twit.
That’s subjective. However, as the video said shines at the fact in can tell a story, which is my favourite type of music (program music). The only thing I will criticize though is its small variety of instrumentation since that limits the potential of storytelling (i.e. timbre) in the piece for me. Because of that, I think some modern orchestral film scores sound better (but probably not to the same genius as Vivaldi with three instruments) if the composer can utilize the potential of the instruments to bring a variety of textures together to support the story. While Vivaldi’s piece is genius, I encourage you to listen to the soundtrack of the movies you’ve watched since in a way, they can sound “better” than this piece. In my opinion.
@@theasianpianoboy6750 you Lingling?
It's not one of best.. It's the best classical piece ever...
Better than anything from mozart.. Bach.. Beethoven.. Etc
Fight me
Someone like Vivaldi lives forever because of his music❤️
i live in a tropical country. I wish i could expereience winter, autumn, and spring season so i listen to Vivaldi's four seasons. Turns out it is a beautiful poem with a realness meaning on it. LOVE IT.
damn can't wait for Vivaldi's next album!
Knowing the story behind a piece of music makes it so much easier to appreciate & enjoy it! Thank you for this.
*I'm not familiar with western classical music. I have had heard the name of Bach and Mozart. And not long ago , I listened to them. Then I listened to La follia and it completely changed me. I searched for another pieces of Vivaldi. The four seasons and its explanation just blew my mind. Extraordinary!! Since then Vivaldi is my utmost favourite composer of all time.*
one year ago i watched this video and since then
not a single day passed without listening to this…
the thing is the more u listen to it the more u feel the music🤍…
truly masterpiece
Watching this just after Mozart's Magic Flute video, and it just feels right.
Saaaaaame
Same. Try Diana Damrau and after you are familiar with that, try Florence Foster Jenkins by Meryl Streep
I was literally just listening to this just a few hours ago...
Me too
Gian Reyes Same
Me tooo
Vivaldi's 4 seasons is a masterpiece indeed. One of my favorite classical songs of all times.
This is one of the reasons violin hits my ears, brain and heart more intense than any other instrument and is capable of invoking so many different emotions individually and simultaneously.
The music at 3:25 is my favorite from Vivaldi's work. Violin Concerto In A Minor, Rv 356 (Ed. Malipiero) - I Allegro
Thank you Arnaldo, I have been looking for the name of that song for YEARS!!
'czcams.com/video/x6AH0aMYRkc/video.html'
Kinda late, just saw your reply after rewatching.
It's suzuki book time...
Ah, the throwback! I feel like a 5th grader again!
The third movement is a great listen too!
I knew someone deep down the comments would save my night
never clicked on a vid so fast 😂😂
same XD
Gotta love the history behind such a familiar tune.;-)
Same xD
same, I haven't clicked on a video this fast since Sargon of Akkad uploaded a video about the Young Turks and Harambe memes.
Same!!!!
Vivaldi’s Spring sounds so different after watching this video
it hit different
i expected more info about the other seasons too
I have whole new appreciation for Vivaldi's music.
it's nice to have made him redhaired because he actually was
Ye.. but why not in da portrait of his
@@hannahquintua Wigs were popular in his time.
@@plarizedpinklemnz6964
Oh right I forgot
Hehe thanks
Look up "Red Priest", iirc
@@williamtomkiel8215 eh? Look it up where, google?
I'm surprised no one has noticed that the animation has a left-handed violinist.
Finally found out who ling ling is:)
The arrangement on winter is my favourite concerto op. ,The violins are so majestically set, gosh I love it
I love that he had his students play his concerts. What a great teacher
I actually love Antonio Vivaldi's songs I listen to the, everydayI love autumn and summer and spring we have played all the pieces and I can play it on violin and cello I lo classical music and I am so so happy you chose to do a video about it .
wow, songs without words?? )) Viktor Tsoy approves!
A song is something that is sung.
tell that to Mendelssohn
Vivaldi is the chick flick of classical music.
Zoe Onyango winter is very sad
Fantastic video, though I wish they'd chosen a slightly faster tempo recording!
I didn't expect to see you here! I just wanted to say that I enjoy your content! Great work!
Zyphicx Aw thanks! Glad to have you on board watching my stuff :)
***** I really recommend www.khanacademy.org/science/physics Khan Academy is an amazing website with a lot of videos covering a wide variety of topics. It was founded by an MIT-graduate who wanted to make it easier for people all over the world to get access to education.
Simon!! Amazing channel you've got!
Glad I watched it on x1.25 speed.
We had the vinyl at home, my dad would play it and it was one of the first memories of being completely moved by music. Bravo Antonio!!
It is amazing that such fun piece of music that was created some 400 years ago still keeps delighting ears of modern man. This is my personal favorite classical music piece. It just never grows old for me.
It's amazing to see how time has changed but still the music not only has survived but also feels contemporary!
favorite season from Vivaldi, GO!!! Mine is Winter
Third movement of summer! ♥ ♥ ♥
NOO! You're asking me to be picky about the great works of art. I won't do that.
*ALL OF THEM.*
:)
AJ Tomecek Mine Is Winter
Giorgi Gzirishvili 😘😘
summer
Love, love, love Vivaldi. I first heard this glorious music in my teenage years, introduced to me by my stepdad. I'm still listening to it all of these years later.
4 seasons = 😯
4 seasons + poem = 😲
4 seasons + poem + Ted ed animation and narration = 🤯🔥
I still love Vivalvi´s Four Seasons, as much as I did the first time I heard it :D
My school always plays it at our annual talent show, after 10 years of Four Seasons we all know them by heart and can point out which season is being played. I didn't know they had poems with it, I'll make sure to read them along with Four Seasons next time I hear it.
My favorite composer is Vivaldi. He is not complicated to listen to and The music let's you picture the seasons unfold in your mind and tell your own story. Just enjoyable, classy and I want a glass of Cabernet Savangion now! 😀
his music gives me a chill on my skin. in my entire life this happened 4 times when I listened to Bach, Paganini and Beethoven and Vivaldi himself.
I love Vivaldi's Winter concerto. It is so beautiful, haunting, and absolutely gorgeous.
1,7 million views and more than one thousand comments for this video about the spirit of this classical composer... There’s still hope for the world. (Grazie mille Antonio 🤘🏼❤️).
Wow, that was great! This has always been one of my favorite pieces of classical music.
Of course there are more to Vivaldi's Four Seasons, such as improvised harpsichord solo, recurring ritonellos, and plays with minor keys. Truly a remarkable piece, fun to unpack.
Ahhh, I love classical music!!! And the four seasons of Vivaldi are amazing! My favorite is spring (second favorite is summer). I always thought that the violins sounded like birds!
Thank you for giving us the story behind the music. Bravo!
Great way to introduce the “The Four Seasons” to young children.
It's one of my most favorite compositions all of time... It blows your mind when listening to it...
Always love Vivaldi's Four Seasons because it's calming and uplifting at some point
200 years from now - "Why you should listen to Bieber's Baby"
This deserves so many more ups
BryceBryceBaby this will never happen. and you know it.
BryceBryceBaby It was a historic peice that changed the minds, and history.
nobody will remember him by that time. I say not even 100 years from now
We don't know any teen boppers from the 1950's. Bieber belongs to the same group, to be forgotten as opposed to masters like Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong.
So no ones gonna talk about how sacrilegious these violin holds are
No...t yet
LOL
They play 15 notes a second
Sigh..
I was looking for this ;)
you can tell that Vivaldi 's name is still well-known and alive today by look at the Music Credit at 4:08 XDDD making me feel like he's never died
Spring 1st movement-Relaxing!
Summer 3rd movement-Amazing!
Autumn 3rd movemen-A little invigorating.
Winter 1st movement-Pleases introverted souls.
My favorite season has always been spring. But, since I am an introvert, I'll listen more closely to winter with a different mindset. Thank you for the insight.
Finally a video on Classical music by Ted. Maybe something about the piano next time?
I went here after watching Portrait Of A Lady On Fire because how Marianne explained music to Heloise.
Watching this right after visiting a classical music concert where the orchestra played Einter and Spring pieces by Vivaldi. It's a truly magical experience, how lucky we are all to have the Internet, so that we can enjoy this masterpiece anytime 💜
Vivaldi is my favourite classical composer, along with Chopin :D
Vivaldi was a baroque composer and chopin was a romantic composer there is a huge difference between these era's especially classical period was enteriely different from baroque and romantic
@@the7thfalsestart Yet at the same time there are several similarities in these eras. Baroque influenced Romanticism and the romantics took ideas from the Baroque that the Classical guys left behind. Mendelssohn, Brhams, Rachminoff among others are my witnesses.
@@the7thfalsestart Also Classical is a product of Baroque. Despite the differences, there were several similarities. Its like comparing the child of someone to the father who both do not appear the same, but the child came from the father. Same with these styles. They are more closely related than lets say eastern Asian compositions before the advent of westernization. Those music styles would be completely different in harmony, tuning, form, melodic sequencing, etc. They may not even use any of these functions. I argue the 3 western eras mentioned above are more cloesly related than other genres. Alas, in the end all music is related because it's all vibration
A Thomas Hawkins
Jul 4, 2010
Vivaldi's haiku
Winter went, Spring sprung
Summers never long enough
Autumn comes too soon
It feels good to this masterpiece appreciated because of how soothing it is.
It’s always been my favourite, I’ve travelled remote parts of Australia, with it cranked up full volume on m CD player.
one picture creates an image of one scene,
a music masterpiece creates thousands of images
Vivaldi's music is wonderful. Great music never dies.
A very iconic concerto. 12 movements in total, a simple-structured but beauatiful piece.
It is an absolute masterpiece, conceived in a state of grace and after 300 years it is still a must. Giuliano Carmignola's interpretation is excellent and involving.
Thanks for Portuguese subtitles, cc.
I absolutely love what Ted Ed team is doing, and I genuinely love every single video. Great work guys❤️🤩🧡😍💛🤗
Already listened to it on a train a few days ago. I had no idea there could be this much meaning behind it!
Our headmistress in infant and middle school had it played on a record player in the corner of the hall, for the start of every assembly, while the students poured in and sat down. It depended on what season it was as to what was played. Still love them all. My love for classical music began there. Thank you Mrs Humblestone.
I love the FOUR SEASONSSSS. been listenin to them since i was in 10th grade
Vivaldi is daddy
Dad Snatcher same
Dad Snatcher True
Well, he was Father Vivaldi, so yes, technically he is
Zaddy
Dad Snatcher 😂😂👌🏻 facts bro
I loved playing playing Winter when I was in high school! My favorite classical piece of all time
The magic of music and stories synchornizing with each other 😍😍😍
Muito bom! Obrigada pela tradução também! Material excelente!
Years ago, when my music was stolen from my car the only cd I had left was my 4 seasons because it was in my cd player at the time.
Same happend to me but i had greatest hits by George Michael in the player. Know them by heart now
I come back to this wonderful video 👍👍
That why I love my generation, knowledge is soo accessible
Yet they still eat tide pods :/
@@AE-pv9vc 😆😆
More like these themed classical music videos.
they are a great insight to all who adore composers of classical music.
Wow what an illustration!
I have a heavy duty wireless speaker, it has the capability of shaking my floorboards at home.
I play my classics randomly at a low volume but, when my wife and kids leave the house...
I turn it up al the way because Vivaldi's deserve full expression every now and then....
no interpretation for the fifth season?
What season? The only place that I know that have more than four seasons are the sami. They have eight.
what about the sixth season. i heard snow was brought back to life.
Plusy you deserve a pat on the back for that flawless wit
The show was cancelled after the fourth season. Not enough viewers...
clothearednincompoop six seasons and a movie
2:40 its the ps3 opening sound!!!
Hopefully im the only one that missed this lol
FunWithReo try to search 'orchestra warming up' ;)
It's the chamber tone. It existed for literally centuries before Playstation...
It's the tuning sequence
That’s a string section tuning to a concert A!
Yes! I’ve heard this song many times at music class and I love it
He managed to capture the essences and take them to another form. I always listen to this piece during reviews to clear my mind and bring me peace. That way I may be inside my house but my mind is in an adventure.
Loved the video!