ANTONIO VIVALDI

Born March 4, 1679, VeniceDied July 28, 1741, ViennaLived with Anna Giraud but claimed that she was no

more than a friend and a house keeper. But stayed with her until he died, she died in Venice 9 years later.

Mainly lived in Venice but also lived in Mantua, Verona and Rome. He lived in Vienna only for a short time before he died.

Suffered from asthmatic bronchitis for his entire life. When he died he had a modest burial

BIOGRAPHY

Became a priest in 1703Employed for most of his working life by the Ospedale

della Pietà (Shown at the bottom), mainly as a violin instructor. and later became Maestro di concerti where he had to send 2 concertos per month

Chamber Capellmeister at the court of Landgrave Philips van Hessen-Darmstadt. Were he did operas, cantaas, and concert music.

SIGNIFICANT JOBS

Vivaldi composed many Concertos, this is what he is most known for. Most of the concertos that he did were for his students at Ospedale della Pietà

He did some chamber music Vivaldi enjoyed composing Operas, from 1730 on, this

is mainly the focus of his concentration.

COMPOSER

Consisted of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Which were each a violin concerto.

Each season had a different texture, which matches the feel of the season. Spring is the first, it depicts birds singing and new life springing up. Summer in next and it depicts the scorching heat and how things get somewhat crazy, autumn is about the festivities, dancing and giving thanks for the harvest, winter seems to be bitter cold with harsh winds and weather.

The piece was published in 1725This was most famous in France. Spring was the favorite of

King Louis XV, who often had it played for him at random.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygpf6mxTUeY

THE FOUR SEASONS

Played in dThere were three different versions of Gloria, only two

have been brought outThe two that have been uncovered and that are

popular are RV 588 RV 589RV 588 consists of 12 different movements, the most

frequently heard is the first (Aria "Sonoro Modulamine" (Contralto) — Gloria in excelsis Deo RV 588 (Chorus).)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4hLxw8GKoI

GLORIA

Antonio Vivaldi. (n.d.). Retrieved from barouquemusic.com: http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxvivaldi.html

Landon, H. R. (1993). Vivaldi: Voice of the Barouque. In H. R. Landon, Vivaldi: Voice of the Barouque. Chicago: University of Chicago.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ANDREW RAMOS