Spanish Composer Imagines Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ with Climate Change

Spanish Composer Imagines Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ with Climate Change

西班牙作曲家想象维瓦尔第的“四季”与气候变化

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　　By Dan Friedell

　　29 October 2023

　　Antonio Vivaldi's famous musical work, The Four Seasons, was first performed in the 1700s.

　　Many music historians call it a "masterpiece," the musical composer's greatest work.

　　The composition includes four parts for the four seasons: "Spring," "Summer," "Autumn," and "Winter."

　　Violinist Simon Garcia plays an adaptation of Antonio Vivaldi's famous "The Four Seasons" concertos as a screen shows an image of a wildfire on International Day against Climate Change in Madrid, Spain, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera

　　Each part recalls the season it is aiming to describe. For example, the website Galaxy Music Notes says "Summer" has a "slow start, portraying the weather as too hot for any movement."

　　"Autumn" is a "celebration of the harvest."

　　One music director in Spain decided to interpret the 300-year-old work for modern times. The composer and producer Hache Costa told the Reuters news agency that Vivaldi's work would have been "a lot more aggressive and dirty" if it was written today.

　　Costa said the weather is so different now that "if today someone were to compose the Four Seasons from a...realistic perspective, it would be...daring."

　　So, he updated Vivaldi's piece to reflect the real world. The work is now being performed in Madrid at the EDP Gran Via concert hall. Reuters said he added "prominence and drama" to the summer portion and shortened the other seasons because of global warming.

　　The musical group, or orchestra, performs the music in front of a video screen showing the effects of climate change – such as wildfires and dry weather. One part shows the clouds involved in a hurricane.

　　Costa created the adaptation of The Four Seasons to go along with the recent Global Climate Action Day.

　　He said he wants people listening to "feel really bothered...by becoming truly aware of what is happening."

　　He said the sheet music is freely available for anyone to play.

　　Ernesto Rodriguez Camino is president of the Spanish Meteorological Society. He said the effects of climate change in Spain could be "catastrophic."

　　He said periods of high heat will last longer and bring wildfires and the chance of strong rainfall.

　　When asked, Costa, the composer, said he did not think Vivaldi would have a problem with his changes.

　　I'm Dan Friedell.

　　Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by Reuters.

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　　丹·弗里德尔

　　2023年10月29日

　　安东尼奥·维瓦尔迪著名的音乐作品，四季酒店于18世纪首次上演。

　　许多音乐历史学家称之为“杰作”，这位音乐作曲家最伟大的作品。

　　这作文包括四个季节的四个部分:“春”、“夏”、“秋”和“冬”

　　2023年10月24日，在国际应对气候变化日，小提琴家西蒙·加西亚演奏了安东尼奥·维瓦尔迪著名的“四季”协奏曲的改编版，屏幕上显示了野火的图像。路透社/苏珊娜·维拉

　　每一部分都回忆起它要描述的季节。例如，网站银河音乐笔记说“夏天”有一个“缓慢的开始，描绘天气太热，不适合任何运动。"

　　“秋天”是“庆祝丰收的节日”

　　西班牙的一位音乐总监决定口译有300年历史的现代作品。作曲家兼制作人哈什·科斯塔告诉路透社，如果维瓦尔第的作品写在今天，它会“更具攻击性和肮脏”。

　　科斯塔说，现在的天气是如此的不同，以至于“如果今天有人从一个...现实的角度来看，这将是...勇敢的."

　　所以，他更新了维瓦尔第的作品来反映现实世界。这部作品现在正在马德里的EDP Gran Via音乐厅演出。路透社称，他补充道“突出和戏剧”到夏季部分，并因为全球变暖而缩短了其他季节。

　　音乐团体或管弦乐队在显示气候变化影响的视频屏幕前演奏音乐，如野火和干旱天气。一部分展示了卷入飓风的云层。

　　科斯塔创作了改编自四季酒店配合最近的全球气候行动日。

　　他说他希望人们听“感觉真的”感到讨厌的...通过真正意识到正在发生的事情。"

　　他说，任何人都可以免费使用乐谱。

　　埃内斯托·罗德里格斯·卡米诺是西班牙气象学会主席。他说气候变化对西班牙的影响可能是“灾难的."

　　他说，高温期将持续更长时间，并带来野火和强降雨的机会。

　　当被问到时，作曲家科斯塔说他不认为维瓦尔第会对他的改变有问题。

　　我是丹·弗里德尔。

　　丹·弗里德尔根据路透社的报道改编了这个学习英语的故事。

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　　这个故事中的词语

　　composition -n.一篇文章或一部音乐作品

　　interpret - v. 表演一个展示你自己思想和感情的艺术作品

　　portray - v. 用特定的方式描述或展示某物

　　bother - v. 使某人感到困扰或烦恼

　　catastrophic – adj. 灾难性的，非常糟糕