![]() ![]() However, after a while, his bad asthma kept Antonio from saying Mass.Īfter that, Vivaldi spent all his time writing music and teaching. He taught at an orphanage for girls, and wrote a lot of music for the girls to play. He worked there for about 40 years. He was called the “Red Priest” because of his flaming red hair. He was a very good violinist.Īs his parents did not earn much and the family was big (8 children), Antonio chose to become a priest as it would enable him to get a good education free of cost.Īntonio continued to study and practice the violin, even after he became a priest (ordained in 1703). Vivaldi’s father taught him to play the violin, and the two would often perform together. He died, a poor man, in Vienna, on 28 July 1741.April’s composer of the month is Antonio VivaldiĪntonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy in 1678, which is where he spent most of his life. He moved to Austria to play for royalty but when the king died, he became poor and had no way to return home. ![]() As newer musicians, and more modern styles became popular, he found it more difficult to earn a living. He often went back to Venice to rehearse his music with the girls.Įven though his music was popular, Vivaldi did not make a lot of money from his music. He went to a number of cities in Europe to have his operas performed including Vienna, Verona, and Prague. While he was travelling, he continued to write music for the girls at the Pietà, over the years he sent them about 140 concertos. He went to Rome in about 1721, where he performed on several occasions for the Pope. He composed his famous "Four Seasons" as well as several operas during this time. In 1718 Vivaldi left Venice and moved to Mantua, where he became the director of music for the governor, Prince Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt. His first oratorio, Juditha Triumphans devicta Holofernis barbaric, was performed by the girls from the Pietà in 1716. The first of his many operas, Ottone in villa, was performed in 1713. Further new publications of his music made him even more famous. This made him famous throughout Europe, and musicians coming to Venice would visit Vivaldi for lessons. In 1711 he wrote a collection of 12 concertos, L'estro armonico op.3, for one, two and four solo violins was published by Etienne Roger in Amsterdam. During his break from teaching between 17 he wrote a large number of works including violin sonatas and concertos. He continued teaching until 1716 when he was put in charge of all the music events.Ĭomposing Title page of "Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Invenzione", 1727 Vivaldi's Winter - Allegro non molto from the "Four Seasons" He also took on the extra job of writing sacred music for the girls' choir. He lost the job between 17, when he was reappointed. They gave regular concerts, so as part of his duties Vivaldi wrote music for them to play. The girls were chosen because they showed exceptional musical abilities. The name means "Devout Hospital of Mercy". He did not work as a priest for very long, and in 1703, he began teaching violin to girls at an orphanage in Venice, the Pio Ospedale della Pietà. He trained to be a priest, and because of his red hair, he became known as il Prete Rosso, which means "the red priest". Vivaldi probably was taught to play the violin by his father, who was professional musician. ![]() He is believed to be the inventor of the ritornello form.Įarly life The Pio Ospedale della Pietà. Each concerto describes a season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. His most popular work is the group of four violin concertos called " The Four Seasons". The scores of 21 of his operas, including his first and last, are still intact. Vivaldi wrote more than 400 concertos for various instruments, especially for the violin. He was the most important composer in Italy at the end of the Baroque period. Antonio Vivaldi (born Venice, 4 March 1678 died Vienna, 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer. ![]()
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