Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi

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Antonio Vivaldi was a celebrated Italian composer of baroque classical music.

Fast Facts

Born: 1678
Died 1743
Lived in Venice, Italy
Wrote Baroque Classical music

Life

Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 and worked for 30 years as choirmaster in an orphanage for girls. It was evident that Vivaldi, even at a young age, was musically gifted. His father began teaching him the violin and the two toured Venice together. The composer Giovanni Legrenzi saw the potential in young Vivaldi and took him under his wing. Legrenzi had Vivaldi composing works by the age of 13. Vivaldi was ordained as a priest at the age of 25, that same year he was also named the Master of Violin at the Ospedale della Pieta orphanage. During his time at the orphanage he wrote most of his 500 concertos, the most widely recognized are "The Four Seasons" in 1725. Vivaldi died July 28, 1741 of an internal infection.

Notable Works

Categories

Entertainment | Opera | Classical

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Antonio Vivaldi
BaroqueMusic.org: Antonio Vivaldi
Classical Music Archives: Antonio Vivaldi
Audio: Concerto no. 1 from La Stravaganza, op. 4 [RV 383a]
NPR.com: Milestones of the Milennium: Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" (1999)
International Music Score Library Project: Antonio Vivaldi Sheet Music
Video: Vivaldi Four Seasons played by Anne-Sophie Mutter (Time 04:45)

Antonio Vivaldi Recordings

Classic Cat.net: Vivaldi MP3s
Midi Files: Vivaldi's "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn", Winter
Kunst der Fuge: Antonio Vivaldi MIDI Files
Last.fm: Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi Sheet Music and Scores

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International Music Score Library Project Antonio Vivaldi Sheet Music
CPDL.org: Vivaldi Sheet Music
Virtual Sheet Music: Concertos and Sonatas ready to Download and Print

List of Antonio Vivaldi Compositions

Wikipedia: List of Compositions by Vivaldi
Classical Composers.org: List of Vivaldi compositions
Classical Net: List of Vivaldi Compositions

Antonio Vivaldi Images

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Antonio Vivaldi Videos

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YouTube: "The Four Seasons" (02:36)
You ube: "Winter"- Vienna Women's Philharmonic (10:20)
YouTube: "Gloria"- Pacific Baroque Orchestra( 03:32)

Antonio Vivaldi Profiles and Fan Sites

The Flying Inkpot: Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest
Classic Cat.com: Vivaldi Profile
Lesson Tutor: Profile of Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi News

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San Francisco Chronicle: Vivaldi's Muse, and Her City Come To life (2007)
Rocky Mountain News: Fiddling with Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi Biographies, Articles, and Miscellaneous

New York Times: Antonio Vivaldi Articles
Classics for Kids: "Spring" from "The Four Seasons" (2007)
Blogcritics.org: CD Review-"Antonio Vivaldi-Complete Cello Sonatas" (2006)
Bi-College News CD Review: "Vivaldi Glorias-Not So Glorious" (2002)
NPR Performance Today: Milestones of the Milennium: Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" (1999)

Antonio Vivaldi Merchandise

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CD Universe: Antonio Vivaldi Discography

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