This image shows the progress on this next project, which is Concerto No. 2, RV 578 in G minor, 3rd movement: Larghetto. Larghetto, an Italian term, refers to a slight decrease in tempo, let’s say around 60 to 70 BPM. My draft music for this project currently has a faster tempo of 84 BPM for a reason.

The arrangement for this music is going to be close to 1:30 seconds. My earlier small works were all less than a minute. I thought a 1 minute limit fit with their size and a listener’s interest. Since this new project is already at 5 feet, and its Vivaldi, 30 seconds more music would be consistent with past projects. I thought I should, to move this music along, speed up the tempo which I have. I will fine tune this music’s beat when I return to complete the cover music. I want the visitor to enjoy listening to a 300-year-old nonclassic rock or contemporary pop song. Speeding up the tempo might turn this music into a catchy, upbeat melody.

Here is the YouTube video that interested me to do another Vivaldi. It was not only the quality of the music from its start that is so Vivaldi, and so embracing. it was what I learned from this performance. What caught my attention was how the musicians all made such quick and smooth changes in volume and emphasis. I see this as a direction to better evaluate the overall volume of my arrangements. This music confirms for me the importance of having the right sound levels at the right moments in the music. Improving my control of volume levels will add interest and depth to the quality of my arrangements.

Scott Von Holzen