In some cases, an unexpected musical encounter can produce a very strong impression on a person. I have recently become familiar with this effect. Several days ago, I was at my friend’s apartment, and we were listening to some music, mostly such genres as trip-hop, jazz, or reggae rock. One of our acquaintances suggested that we should try something different. In particular, he suggested an excerpt from Antonio Vivaldi’s composition called Four Seasons.
This initiative was not strongly supported by others, but we decided not to object. We knew that this person immensely enjoyed classical music, so we did not want to offend him by saying this musical genre did not really fit the party.
In the beginning, I was very skeptical about it. However, the melody which evokes the image of a summer thunderstorm strongly appealed to me. In my opinion, this music captures the turbulence of nature as well as the emotions of a person who witnesses this natural phenomenon. Furthermore, the solo violin included in this brief movement helps to emphasize the idea of turbulence or unrest. This is one of the main details that I can identify. Another issue is that while listening to this short excerpt, I did not want it to stop. In my opinion, very few musical compositions can have such an effect on a person.
Overall, this musical recording made me forget about many of my daily problems. Later, I even listened to other works of this composition. I did not like most of them very much, but this short movement called Storm proved to be a real exception. To some degree, it changed my views about classical music. In my view, it can capture a person’s imagination, and this is one of its major strengths.