
If you want to learn more information on why the composer would make that choice – just some harmony backstory, you can check out the video on harmony basics. Notice how this melody uses a ton of 3rds to harmonize the melody.
Not to mention the super happy tone of the piece – definitely no minor there. But the first LH note is a D, and the first right hand notes are DF#, so we can pretty safely assume this is D major.
Key signature: Two sharps, which means we’re in either the key of D major (see this video on D major scale), and if you remember how to tell major and minor keys apart ( major vs. Even though it was composed for violin, I think the tune translates really nicely to keyboard. He was a wildly awesome violinist and wrote a ton of concertos, of which the collection ‘The Four Seasons’ is the most famous.įour Seasons is four violin concertos, one of which is La Primavera, today’s piece (Primavera = spring). This is but a fraction of the full piece, and Spring is 1/4 of Vivaldi’s full “The Four Seasons”, but it’s instantly recognizable and not too intense on piano, either.īe sure to check out the full version below, a la violin, to get a sense of the sound you’re going for! 🙂īackstory! Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer, which means he was active in the early 1700s. Here’s a fun one for you today – Spring by Vivaldi.