I wanted to write about this piece because it is a favorite of mine. I was first exposed to it when I was asked to accompany a Suzuki violin recital. Most of the students were beginners but there was one student in Suzuki book 4 who was playing this piece (first movement only). The student played played the first violin part and the accompaniment was transcribed for the piano and included all the parts that the cello and other strings would play. It took me six weeks to learn the accompaniment and by the time I could play it, it was basically memorized. I didn't get tired of the piece but grew to love it.

I focused so much on learning the music that I never gave the structure any thought. I also noticed words like "tutti" and wondered what they meant, but never actually looked them up. I now know that it means "all together" which makes a lot of sense now based on the fact that I was playing the same theme along with the violinist.

I now know that the full name of the piece isLEstro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 6in A minor for violin and strings, RV 356. It is from a collection of 12 concertos by Vivaldi. It has 3 movements, Allegro, Largo, and Presto.

In class we listened to the first movement, and analyzed the structure. It had 3 motives that we called A, B, and C. Motive A had 3 variants that we called A1, A2, and A3. Motives B and C each had 1 variant.