Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
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Antonio Vivaldi's Early Life
When Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678 he was immediately baptized because of a "Danger of Death". There are many possible reasons like an earthquake or poor health. Once he got older he was nicknamed "The Red Priest" because the red hair he inherited from his father.
Where Vivaldi lived
Vivaldi lived in Venice ,Italy we know that. But in 1703 Vivaldi received a job offering at pieta (Hospital of Mercy). Probably Vivaldi mostly stayed in Venice and he created all the music in the Venice.
Structure of Vivaldi s Pieces
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The music above is about the structure of all the most well known pieces of Vivaldi's music. How Vivaldi planned out all of his pieces and he would most use violinists and he incorporated his violin solo.
List of Some of Vivaldi"s Music
"L'ESTRO ARMONICO"
"LA STARVAGANZA"
"LE QUATTRO STAGIONE"
"LA CETRA
Vivaldi's Legacy
When Vivaldi was young he was planning on becoming a Priest but, he found a interest in the violin and became a music teacher and he got a salary double of his father. He wrote hundreds of composition and over two hundred violin concertos.But the around total amount of concertos he wrote for all instruments was 500! Sadly in he died of internal inflammation on July 28,1741 he died 63 years old. Antonio Vivaldi left and incredible legacy and changed the world.
Citatiions
Works Cited
“Antonio Vivaldi with a Violin.” quest.ebcom. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2016. <http://quest.eb.com/search/antonio-vivaldi/1/113_907914/Antonio-Vivaldi-with-violin.>.
“Grande Pianta Prospettica - Venice,” Quest.eb. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2016. <http://quest.eb.com/search/map-of-venice-1500>.
“Structure of Vivaldis Pieces.” Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCHNPOuvCtM>.