Moment magnitude scale it is based on, is not measured routinely for smaller quakes. For example, the United States Geological Survey does not use this scale for earthquakes with a magnitude of less than 3.5, which includes the great majority of quakes. Current practice in official earthquake reports is to adopt moment magnitude as the preferred magnitude, i.e., is the official magnitude reported whenever it can be computed. Because seismic moment (, the quantity needed to compute ) is not measured if the earthquake is too small, the reported magnitude for earthquakes smaller than is often Richter's . Popular press reports most often
Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons is the 2012 album by neo-classical composer Max Richter, released on August 31, 2012 on Universal Classics and Jazz (Germany), a division of Universal Music Group, and Deutsche Grammophon. The album is a complete recomposition and reinterpretation of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons". Although Richter said that he had discarded 75% of Vivaldi's original material, the parts he does use are phased and looped, emphasising his grounding in postmodern and minimalist music. The album was composed by Max Richter, played by the violinist