L’Inverno (The Winter)

L’Inverno – “The Winter” – Op8 #4 from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi

Arranged for Flute Orchestra by Shaul Ben-Meir

Instrumentation: 4 c flutes, alto flute, bass flute, contrabass flute

Score and parts

I.     Allegro con molto

II.    Largo

III.  Allegro

The Four Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi are among the most recognizable pieces of all classical music. Originally composed as four violin concerti, Vivaldi originally published the works with accompanying poetry, thus making them among the earliest examples of programmatic music.