Antonio Lucio Vivaldi – Life and Legacy (4th March 1678–28th July 1741)
Childhood
At the Conservatorio dell’Ospedale della Pietà
Composers Like Vivaldi
Opera Impresario
Mantua and the Four Seasons
Later Life and Death
Style and Influence
Posthumous Reputation
Santa Maria della Pietà – Vivaldi’s Church and Concert Hall
Vivaldi Works
Composers Like Vivaldi
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Antonio Vivaldi (Composer) |
Born: March 4, 1678 - Venice, Italy |
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, nicknamed il Prete Rosso ('The Red Priest'), was a Venetian priest and Baroque music composer, as well as a famous virtuoso violinist; he was born and raised in the Republic of Venice. The Four Seasons, a series of four violin concerti, is his best-known work and a highly popular Baroque piece. |
Life |
Though ordained a priest in 1703, according to his own account, within a year of being ordained Antonio Vivaldi no longer wished to celebrate mass because of physical complaints ('tightness of the chest') which pointed to angina pectoris, asthmatic bronchitis, or a nervous disorder. It is also possible that Vivaldi was simulating illness - there is a story that he sometimes left the altar in order to quickly jot down a musical idea in the sacristy.. In any event he had become a priest against his own will, perhaps because in his day training for the priesthood was often the only possible way for a poor family to obtain free schooling. |
Works |
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J.S. Bach Connection |
Antonio Vivaldi's concertos confirmed the three-movement scheme as standard. They also pioneered ritornello form, which became the normal structure used for the fast movements of concertos. |
Source: Baroque Music Website; Wikipedia Website; Malcom Boyd, editor: Oxford Composer Companion J.S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 1999, Article author: Michael Talbot) |
Antonio Vivaldi: Short Biography | Works | Antonio Vivaldi & Bach |
Works arranged by J.S. Bach |
Concertos for organ: |
Links to other Sites |
Antonio Vivaldi (Wikipedia) |
Bibliography |
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