The playfulness of Vivaldi's music

In many of Vivaldi's composition's, such as The Four Seasons, the listener hears an almost play tone in the music. In the concerto, he is able to break through the formal and rhythmic structure by giving brightness to it, which really highlights the quality of his work. He is able to impress the listener with a variety of innovative melodies which were quite pleasing for the listener to hear. He was also among the first to compose music that was meant to be heard by a wide majority of the public, instaed of simply by the minority of educated people who had for so long been the desired audience for composers. His popularity among people of all educations may in fact come from this joyous and playful quality that his music contained. He was one of the most influential composers, and helped bring Baraoque music into the classical style.