Spanish Composer Imagines Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' with Climate Change
2023-10-30
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1Antonio Vivaldi's famous musical work, The Four Seasons, was first performed in the 1700s.
2Many music historians call it a "masterpiece," the musical composer's greatest work.
3The composition includes four parts for the four seasons: "Spring," "Summer," "Autumn," and "Winter."
4Each part recalls the season it is aiming to describe.
5For example, the website Galaxy Music Notes says "Summer" has a "slow start, portraying the weather as too hot for any movement."
6"Autumn" is a "celebration of the harvest."
7One music director in Spain decided to interpret the 300-year-old work for modern times.
8The composer and producer Hache Costa told the Reuters news agency that Vivaldi's work would have been "a lot more aggressive and dirty" if it was written today.
9Costa said the weather is so different now that "if today someone were to compose the Four Seasons from a...realistic perspective, it would be...daring."
10So, he updated Vivaldi's piece to reflect the real world.
11The work is now being performed in Madrid at the EDP Gran Via concert hall.
12Reuters said he added "prominence and drama" to the summer portion and shortened the other seasons because of global warming.
13The musical group, or orchestra, performs the music in front of a video screen showing the effects of climate change - such as wildfires and dry weather.
14One part shows the clouds involved in a hurricane.
15Costa created the adaptation of The Four Seasons to go along with the recent Global Climate Action Day.
16He said he wants people listening to "feel really bothered...by becoming truly aware of what is happening."
17He said the sheet music is freely available for anyone to play.
18Ernesto Rodriguez Camino is president of the Spanish Meteorological Society.
19He said the effects of climate change in Spain could be "catastrophic."
20He said periods of high heat will last longer and bring wildfires and the chance of strong rainfall.
21When asked, Costa, the composer, said he did not think Vivaldi would have a problem with his changes.
22I'm Dan Friedell.
1Antonio Vivaldi's famous musical work, The Four Seasons, was first performed in the 1700s. 2Many music historians call it a "masterpiece," the musical composer's greatest work. 3The composition includes four parts for the four seasons: "Spring," "Summer," "Autumn," and "Winter." 4Each part recalls the season it is aiming to describe. For example, the website Galaxy Music Notes says "Summer" has a "slow start, portraying the weather as too hot for any movement." 5"Autumn" is a "celebration of the harvest." 6One music director in Spain decided to interpret the 300-year-old work for modern times. The composer and producer Hache Costa told the Reuters news agency that Vivaldi's work would have been "a lot more aggressive and dirty" if it was written today. 7Costa said the weather is so different now that "if today someone were to compose the Four Seasons from a...realistic perspective, it would be...daring." 8So, he updated Vivaldi's piece to reflect the real world. The work is now being performed in Madrid at the EDP Gran Via concert hall. Reuters said he added "prominence and drama" to the summer portion and shortened the other seasons because of global warming. 9The musical group, or orchestra, performs the music in front of a video screen showing the effects of climate change - such as wildfires and dry weather. One part shows the clouds involved in a hurricane. 10Costa created the adaptation of The Four Seasons to go along with the recent Global Climate Action Day. 11He said he wants people listening to "feel really bothered...by becoming truly aware of what is happening." 12He said the sheet music is freely available for anyone to play. 13Ernesto Rodriguez Camino is president of the Spanish Meteorological Society. He said the effects of climate change in Spain could be "catastrophic." 14He said periods of high heat will last longer and bring wildfires and the chance of strong rainfall. 15When asked, Costa, the composer, said he did not think Vivaldi would have a problem with his changes. 16I'm Dan Friedell. 17Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by Reuters. 18____________________________________________________ 19Words in This Story 20composition -n. a piece of writing or a musical work 21interpret - v. to perform an artistic work that shows your own thoughts and feelings 22portray - v. to describe or show something in a particular way 23bother - v. to cause someone to feel troubled or annoyed 24catastrophic - adj. disastrous, very bad 25We want to hear from you. What would "The Four Seasons" sound like in your part of the world?