Antonio VivaldiBreeana Brandt

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Starting Out…Born Venice March

4th, 1678Baptized after birth

◦ Either for health issues

◦ or, Large earthquake1703 Ordained

priestNicknamed the Red

PriestWasn’t always a

“saint”2

Vivaldi Jobs

Priest Hood Teacher

Ordained priest 1703 on own accord

1 year after complained of health issues

Said that he would leave alter to jot down music ideas

Had to be priest for free schooling

Employed mostly by Ospedale della Pietà

“Orphanage” school for daughters of noblemen

Many concerti were exercises played by pupils

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Timeline of Work1703 Ordained minister1703 Violin teacher at Ospedale1709 to 1711 Teatro Sant' Angelo 1711 Twelve concertos published in

Amsterdam1713-1714 Teatro Sant' Angelo.

Produced opera by Rostori1717 moved to Mantua. Chamber

Capellmeister 1720 returned to Venice Teatro Sant'

Angelo to stage his operas.

MusicMost known-Four

SeasonsCaptured season

without use of precussion

Violin Virtuoso Done over 400

orchestral music pieces

Over 40 operas Click for demo of Spring from The Four Seasons.

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Orchestral MusicFast slow fast

movementMainly a string

orchestra

Work copied and admired by Bach

221 concertos for solo violin or violoncello solo.

Closing the CurtainPoverty like many

composersSold what he could

to go to ViennaSold off more

manuscripts to liveDied July 28, 1741Given unmarked

graveMusic died with him

until the 1900’s

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