Author: Marc Pincherle
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ISBN: 9780758106872
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Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Author: Marc Pincherle
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Category : Vivaldi, Antonio, 1680 (Calif.)-1741
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Author: Marc PINCHERLE
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Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Author: Marc Pincherle
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Category : Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741
Languages : en
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Author: Kelly Mass
Publisher: Efalon Acies
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an acclaimed Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, impresario, and Catholic priest during the Baroque musical era. Born in Venice, the capital of the Venetian Republic, Vivaldi is regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers. In his time, his influence was felt across Europe, inspiring countless imitators and admirers. He was instrumental in shaping the instrumental music of Johann Sebastian Bach as well as the French concerto tradition (including Michel Corrette, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Louis-Nicholas Clérambault). Vivaldi composed numerous instrumental concertos for violin and other instruments, sacred choral works, and over fifty operas. His most famous piece remains The Four Seasons, a sequence of violin concertos. Many of his works were written for the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children, and its all-female music ensemble. Vivaldi served as a Catholic priest in two stints, from 1703-1715 and 1723-1740. In Venice, Mantua, and Vienna, Vivaldi enjoyed some success staging his operas in lavish productions. After meeting Emperor Charles VI, Vivaldi moved to Vienna in hopes of gaining imperial patronage. However, the Emperor died soon after Vivaldi's arrival, and Vivaldi himself died in poverty less than a year later.

Author: Janice Shefelman
Publisher: Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN: 0802853188
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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A picture book biography, told as if by Vivaldi himself, shows the famous musician's energetic personality and steadfast dedication to music.

Author: Michael Talbot
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781843832010
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Detailed survey of Vivaldi's unjustly neglected chamber cantatas, showing them to stand comparison with his more famous works. Vivaldi's chamber cantatas for solo voice, some forty in total, are steadily gaining in popularity: but because of their relatively small place in the oeuvre of a composer famed for his productivity, and also on account of the general scholarly neglect of their genre, they are little discussed in the literature. This book comprehensively explores their literary and musical background, their relation to the composer's biography, the chronology of their composition, and their musical qualities. Each cantata is discussed individually, but there is also a broader consideration of aspects concerning them collectively, such as performance practice, topical allusion, and the conventions of Italian verse. The author argues that while Vivalid's cantatas are not as innovative as his concertos and operas, he produced several masterpieces in the genre that rank with his best music. MICHAEL TALBOT is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Liverpool.

Author: Michael Talbot
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 184383670X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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The Vivaldi Compendium represents the latest in Vivaldi research, drawing on the author's close involvement with Vivaldi and Venetian music over four decades.

Author: Walter Kolneder
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520016293
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Author: Jim Whiting
Publisher: Mitchell Lane
ISBN: 1545748780
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Ordained as a priest, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi became one of Europe s most popular composers during the early part of the eighteenth century. He wrote hundreds of concertos, dozens of operas, and many sacred works before his music fell out of fashion during the latter part of his life. He died in obscurity and his work suffered a similar fate for almost two centuries. His music was rescued from oblivion in the 1930s. His most famous work, The Four Seasons, has since become one of the best-selling classical compositions of all time.