{"id":6591,"date":"2014-07-21T08:33:51","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T08:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=6591"},"modified":"2014-07-23T08:15:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T08:15:06","slug":"la-tempesta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/la-tempesta\/","title":{"rendered":"La Tempesta"},"content":{"rendered":"

A dramatic start to the week! At around seven this morning we were awoken by a tremendous tempest that roared and shook its furious fists above our heads. As I lay there in awe \u2026 I love a good storm \u2026 the though came into my mind: blog!<\/p>\n

I had in mind a piece by Vivaldi which I thought might be called La Tempesta<\/strong>, but a quick search on the internet revealed that La Tempesta Del Mare<\/strong> by Antonio Vivaldi was not the powerful cascading music that ran through my head as I contemplated this mornings storm. In fact in the face of what was going on outside, La Tempesta Del Mare<\/strong> sounded positively tame. So where had I heard that incredibly stormy piece by Vivaldi? Then I remembered, the majestic summer storm from Le Quattro Stagioni<\/strong> (The Four Seasons).<\/p>\n

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Detail from La Tempesta<\/strong> by Giorgione (1508). Find out more about this unusual painting HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Each of Vivaldi\u2019s seasons was originally accompanied by a sonnet. Here\u2019s il sonetto<\/strong> for summer, with an anonymous translation into English. Read through it and then listen to Vivaldi\u2019s \u2018Storm\u2019 by clicking\u00a0 HERE<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Allegro non molto <\/span><\/p>\n

Sotto dura stagion dal sole accesa
\nLangue l\u2019huom, langue \u2018l gregge, ed arde \u2018l pino,
\nScioglie il cucco la voce, e tosto intesa
\nCanta la tortorella e \u2018l gardellino.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zeffiro dolce spira, ma contesa
\nMuove Borea improvviso al suo vicino;
\nE piange il Pastorel, perch\u00e9 sospesa
\nTeme fiera borasca, e \u2018l suo destino;<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Adagio e piano – Presto e forte<\/span><\/p>\n

Toglie alle membra lasse il suo riposo
\nIl timore de\u2019 lampi, e tuoni fieri
\nE de mosche, e mosconi il stuol furioso:<\/span><\/p>\n

Presto <\/span><\/p>\n

Ah che pur troppo i suoi timor sono veri
\nTuona e fulmina il cielo grandinoso
\nTronca il capo alle spiche e a\u2019 grani alteri.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo (CC) \u2018Weathering the Storm\u2019 by <\/span>Nomadic Lass<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Allegro non molto<\/span><\/p>\n

Beneath the blazing sun’s relentless heat
\nmen and flocks are sweltering, pines are scorched.
\nWe hear the cuckoo’s voice; then sweet songs
\nof the turtle dove and finch are heard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soft breezes stir the air\u2026.
\nbut threatening north wind sweeps them suddenly aside.
\nThe shepherd trembles,
\nfearful of violent storm and what may lie ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adagio e piano – Presto e forte<\/span><\/p>\n

His limbs are now awakened from their repose
\nby fear of lightning’s flash and thunder’s roar,
\nas gnats and flies buzz furiously around.<\/span><\/p>\n

Presto<\/span><\/p>\n

Alas, his worst fears were justified,
\nas the heavens roar and great hailstones
\nbeat down upon the proudly standing corn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now you know what woke me up this morning! Find out more about Vivaldi\u2019s Sonnets for Le Quattro Stagioni in THIS BLOG<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

A dramatic start to the week! At around seven this morning we were awoken by a tremendous tempest that roared and shook its furious fists above our heads. As I lay there in awe \u2026 I love a good storm \u2026 the though came into my mind: blog! I had in mind a piece by…<\/p>\n

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