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A Song for Spring                                                           05                                        In Allegro, violins make the cheerful sounds of




                                                                                                                                      birds. You can also hear the gentle wind. Then the
        SPRING
                                                                                                                                      whole orchestra creates the sound of falling rain.

                                                                                                                                           Later, one violin makes the sound of thunder


                                        Antonio Vivaldi was a musician in Italy. He                                                   and lightning. Finally, all the violins sound like

                                   wrote songs about the four seasons. His song                                                       birds singing again.
        Music
                                   “Spring” has a famous part called Allegro.                                                              Do you want to hear the sounds of spring?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
                                        Allegro is the first part of the song. It sounds                                              Listen to Vivaldi’s Allegro!

                                   a lot like spring. Its rhythm is quick and joyful.                                                                                                               Words 101








       How does Vivaldi s
                          ’
       Allegro sound like

       spring?



      The instruments make
      the sounds of birds, the
      gentle wind, the falling
      rain, and thunder and
      lightning.







                                                                                                                                                                                                           I love the sound of birds
                                                                                                                                                                                                           singing in spring.


                                                                                                                                                                                                            Connect to Yourself


                                                                                                                                                                                                             What are your favorite
                                                                                                                                                                                                             sounds in spring?




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