Concerto in E Major for Violin, La Primavera (Spring), Op.8, No.1 (1720)

Uses the boxmarks.ttf font.
Requires v.1.70
1allegro.nwc (3.18) - First Movement
2largo.nwc (2.47) - Second Movement
3allegro.nwc (4.13) - Third Movement
The "Four Seasons" concertos are based on four sonnets, one for each season.
The writer of the sonnets is unknown. This concerto is based off the
following lines:
Giunt' è la primavera e festosetti
La salutan gl'augei con lieto canto;
E i fonti allo spirar de' zeffiretti
Con dolce mormorio scorrono intanto.
Vengon' comprendo l'aer di nero amanto,
E lampi e tuoni ad annuntiarla eletti.
Indi tacendo questi, gl'augeletti
Toman' di nuovo al lor canoro Incanto.
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E quindi sul fiorito ameno prato
Al caro mormorio di fronde e piante,
Dorme 'l caprar col fido can' al lato.
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Di pastoral zampogna al suon festante
Dazan' ninfe e pastori nel tetto amato
Di primavera all'apparir brillante.
Or, in English:
Spring has come , and birds greet it
Festively with a cheerful song;
And with the breath of gentle breezes
Spring's trickle with a sweet murmur.
Lightening and thunder, elected to announce it,
Come and cover the air with a black cloak.
Once they are quiet, the birds
Return to their enchanting song.
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Then on the pleasant, flowered medow
A goatherd, with his faithful dog at his side,
Sleeps to the sweet murmur of fronds and plants.
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To the festive sound of a rucstic bagpipe
Nymphs and shepards dance under the beloved canopy
At the brilliant appearance of spring.
This NoteWorthy file uses a non standard font. This can be obtained as follows:
Boxmarks - Scriptorium download at http://nwc-scriptorium.org/helpful/boxmarks.zip