Composer

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Antonio Vivaldi

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Cantata

Compose Date

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before 1742

Average_duration

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10:10

Movement_count

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4

Movement ....

Antonio Vivaldi's "Aure, voi più non siete" is a vocal work composed in the Baroque era. It was likely composed in the early 1720s, during Vivaldi's tenure as music director at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. The work is a solo cantata for soprano voice, with instrumental accompaniment. The cantata is in three movements, with a total duration of approximately 12 minutes. The first movement is a recitative, in which the soprano laments the loss of her lover, who has died. The second movement is an aria, in which the soprano expresses her grief and longing for her lover. The final movement is another recitative, in which the soprano reflects on the transience of life and the inevitability of death. The music of "Aure, voi più non siete" is characterized by Vivaldi's typical use of virtuosic vocal lines and instrumental accompaniment. The first movement features a sparse accompaniment of continuo instruments, while the second movement is more fully orchestrated, with strings and continuo. The final movement returns to a simpler texture, with only continuo accompaniment. The vocal writing in "Aure, voi più non siete" is highly expressive, with frequent use of ornamentation and melodic leaps to convey the soprano's emotions. The text of the cantata is also highly poetic, with vivid imagery and metaphors used to describe the soprano's grief and longing. The cantata was likely premiered at the Ospedale della Pietà, where Vivaldi was known for his innovative and expressive vocal music. Today, "Aure, voi più non siete" remains a popular work in the Baroque vocal repertoire, and is frequently performed and recorded.

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