Here are three bird-inspired concertos by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). The first is a relatively famous piece, the other two not quite as well known.
Written in 1720, the opening movement of Summer, the second of The Four Seasons, has a Cuckoo (1:07), Turtle Dove (1:51) and Goldfinch (2:13) all marked into the score. Nigel Kennedy's recording, made in 1986, is the biggest selling album of all time, outselling by 37% the total sales of all of Michael Jackson's albums combined. Or maybe not. It did pretty well though. The Baroque music connoisseur could pick out plenty of problems with how he played it, and they may well have a point, but it really is an amazing recording. Here's a video of people wearing sunglasses.
Written in 1720, the opening movement of Summer, the second of The Four Seasons, has a Cuckoo (1:07), Turtle Dove (1:51) and Goldfinch (2:13) all marked into the score. Nigel Kennedy's recording, made in 1986, is the biggest selling album of all time, outselling by 37% the total sales of all of Michael Jackson's albums combined. Or maybe not. It did pretty well though. The Baroque music connoisseur could pick out plenty of problems with how he played it, and they may well have a point, but it really is an amazing recording. Here's a video of people wearing sunglasses.
In 1728 Vivaldi wrote a flute concerto nicknamed 'Il Gardellino', the Goldfinch.
And around the same time he wrote a violin concerto nicknamed 'Le Coucou'. I presume you don't need that translating?
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