Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer born in Venice in 1678. He was ordained as a priest and became known as "the Red Priest" due to his red hair. In 1703 he took a position as master of violin at a girls' orphanage and school called Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, where he worked for over 30 years and composed many of his works. Some of his most famous compositions include The Four Seasons and concertos for various instruments. Vivaldi traveled throughout Europe seeking patrons but ultimately died in poverty in Vienna in 1741.
Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer born in Venice in 1678. He was ordained as a priest and became known as "the Red Priest" due to his red hair. In 1703 he took a position as master of violin at a girls' orphanage and school called Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, where he worked for over 30 years and composed many of his works. Some of his most famous compositions include The Four Seasons and concertos for various instruments. Vivaldi traveled throughout Europe seeking patrons but ultimately died in poverty in Vienna in 1741.
Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer born in Venice in 1678. He was ordained as a priest and became known as "the Red Priest" due to his red hair. In 1703 he took a position as master of violin at a girls' orphanage and school called Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, where he worked for over 30 years and composed many of his works. Some of his most famous compositions include The Four Seasons and concertos for various instruments. Vivaldi traveled throughout Europe seeking patrons but ultimately died in poverty in Vienna in 1741.
Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer born in Venice in 1678. He was ordained as a priest and became known as "the Red Priest" due to his red hair. In 1703 he took a position as master of violin at a girls' orphanage and school called Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, where he worked for over 30 years and composed many of his works. Some of his most famous compositions include The Four Seasons and concertos for various instruments. Vivaldi traveled throughout Europe seeking patrons but ultimately died in poverty in Vienna in 1741.
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VIVALDI BY: MONICA GOHEER
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Birth and Death
He was born in Venice, Italy on March 4, 1678. He died on July 28. 1748 in Vienna, Austria.
Important Facts At the age of 25, Antonio Vivaldi was named master of violin at the Ospedale della Piet (Devout Hospital of Mercy) in Venice. He became a priest in 1703. Due to his red hair, Vivaldi was known locally as "il Prete Rosso," or "the Red Priest." One of his cantatas, Gloria e Imeneo, was written specifically for the wedding of King Louis XV (15).
Compositions by Vivaldi The Four Seasons https://youtu.be/nGdFHJXciAQ
2CELLOS - Vivaldi Concerto for 2
violins in A minor (1st movement) https://youtu.be/LSFzw4qc8M8
La Follia https://youtu.be/7v8zxoEoA_Q
Biography Early life and career He was on March 4. 1678. As a boy his father taught him how to play violin. At the age of 15 he began his training to become a priest. He finished this in 1703 and was also known as The Red Priest. At age 25, he was named master of violins at at the Ospedale della Piet in Venice. In 1716, he was promoted to music director. In addition to this, he had begun regularly writing opera scores by 1715; about 50 of these scores remain. Two of his most successful pieces, La constanza trionfante and Farnace, were performed multiple times during his life. He also, added on to his regular work, accepted a number of short-term positions funded by patrons in Mantua and Rome. During his stay in Mantua, from around 1717 to 1721, he wrote his four-part masterpiece, The Four Seasons.
Later life and Death
Even though he was a renowned composer, this did not translate into lasting financial success. Vivaldi left for Vienna, Austria possibly hoping to find a spot in imperial court. He found in himself prominent patron following the death of Charles IV and dies in poverty in Vienna on July 28. 1741.
