Please note that due to a loss of source files, the PDF files of the music have been generated from scanned copies of printed parts. They are not just pragmatic but 'musical.' These 'cooked-in' technical solutions target the particular levels of the students. There are fingerings and bowings in all the string parts of every one of CSPC's pieces. To the festive sounds of country bagpipes, nymphsĪnd shepherds dance under the glorious spring sky.įull program notes are included with the score. Rustling trees, the shepherd sleeps with his faithful The sky darkens and there is thunder and lightning.Īfterwards, however, the little birds returnĪnd so, on the pleasant, flowery meadow under the

The underlying message, however, should be that technique serves the music, not the other way around.Īnd the streams flow at the breath of zephyrs And since each of these colors requires its own unique technique, Spring invites a review of these special techniques.

Since every phrase in this piece corresponds to very evocative lines in a poem, it is easy for teachers to emphasize not only different dynamics but also different colors. A portion of the proceeds of sales for all CSPC music goes to support free music education at The People's Music School. Vivaldi's Spring is one of 11 Classical pieces for intermediate string ensemble included in Richard Young's Comprehensive String Pedagogy & Curriculum.

Vivaldi spring cello