Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione

Title#

The work’s title refers to the dialectic relationship between the 18th century “harmony”, i.e. the traditional compositional technique and “invention”, the innate creative imagination that directs this technique. At first glance, the title seems to allegorically encapsulate the struggle between strict compositional technique and spontaneous creativity.

List of concertos#

• Concerto No. 1 in E major, “La primavera” (Spring), RV 269
• Concerto No. 2 in G minor, “L’estate” (Summer), RV 315
• Concerto No. 3 in F major, “L’autunno” (Autumn), RV 293
• Concerto No. 4 in F minor, “L’inverno” (Winter), RV 297
• Concerto No. 5 in E major, “La tempesta di mare” (The Storm at Sea or The Sea Storm), RV 253
• Concerto No. 6 in C major, “Il piacere” (Pleasure), RV 180
• Concerto No. 7 in D minor, “Per Pisendel” (For Pisendel), RV 242
• Concerto No. 8 in G minor, RV 332
• Concerto No. 9 in D minor, RV 236 (scored for violin) / RV 454 (scored for oboe)
• Concerto No. 10 in B major, “La caccia” (The Hunt), RV 362
• Concerto No. 11 in D major, RV 210
• Concerto No. 12 in C major, RV 178 (scored for violin) / RV 449 (scored for oboe)

External links#

• *Scores and Parts: Vivaldi Op. 8