Antonio Vivaldi
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Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer and violinist who lived from 1678 to 1741 and is remembered as one of the major figures of Baroque music. He is best known today for his instrumental compositions, particularly his concertos for violin, which helped establish the concerto as a dominant musical form of his era.
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music, and Roman Catholic priest. He is regarded as one of the leading Baroque composers, with a significant influence across Europe during his lifetime. Vivaldi contributed to developments in orchestration, violin technique, and programmatic music. He played a key role in consolidating the concerto form, particularly the solo concerto, into a widely recognised musical idiom. <a
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers. He pioneered many developments in orchestration, violin technique and programmatic music. He consolidated the emerging concerto form, especially the solo concerto, into a widely accepted and followed idiom.
Vivaldi composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other musical instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than fifty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons. Many of his compositions were written for the all-female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children in his native Venice. Vivaldi began studying for the Catholic priesthood at the age of 15 and was ordained at 25, but was given dispensation to no longer say public Masses because of a health problem. Vivaldi also had some success with expensive stagings of his operas in Venice, Mantua, and Vienna. After meeting the Emperor Charles VI, he moved to Vienna, hoping for royal support, but the Emperor died soon after his arrival, and Vivaldi died in poverty less than a year later.