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Tobie Miller

Description:

Long before Vivaldis *The Four Seasons* experienced a dramatic resurgence in the 20th century, it was already hugely popular in 18th-century Paris. Spring, in particular, was even being performed in public as early as 1764, the year Mozart first visited Paris. One person who did not overlook this popularity was the musician Shedville, who was also active in the music publishing industry Having previously pieced together a collection of sonatas titled *The Faithful Shepherd* (boldly published as Vivaldis Op. 13) from various existing works by Vivaldi, he published a collection titled *The Joyful Seasons*, consisting of six pieces in totalincluding two compositions he arranged using the same technique, based on *The Four Seasons*. This collection, which was a success as sheet music allowing amateur musicians in Pariswho were particularly fond of the viellalu (a hardy-gurdy, a stringed instrument