Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention) is a set of twelve concertos written by Antonio Vivaldi between 1723 and 1725 and published in 1725 as Op. 8. All are for violin solo, strings, and basso continuo. The first four concertos are usually known as The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni).

Date of composition 1725 (1723-1725)
First published 1725
Type Concerto
Catalogue Op. 8
Instruments Violin
Strings
Continuo
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Autotranslations beta Antonio Vivaldi: Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione, Op. 8 "The Contest between Harmony and Invention"
Antonio Vivaldi: Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione, Op. 8 "The Contest between Harmony and Invention"
Antonio Vivaldi: Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione, Op. 8 "The Contest between Harmony and Invention"