Classical Music Composers Datebook: March 4
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741), was one of the most prolific composers during his time. Several of his concerti were transcribed by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote symphonies, sonatas, and over 400 concerti, including the famous The Four Seasons for violin and orchestra. He also wrote operas and sacred music.
Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4, 1678, and ordained as a priest in 1703, commonly known as "the red-haired priest" or il prete rosso. He was associatead with a girls' orphanage, also in Venice, for which he wrote oratorios and instrumental music.
Vivaldi's The four Seasons (Full), YouTube, uploaded by avrilfan2213. Accessed March 4, 2013.
In 1703, aged 25, he was ordained and was nicknamed il Prete Rosso, The Red Priest, on account of his red hair. Due to his ill-health, he gradually abandoned his priestly duties within a year of his ordination. He became maestro di violino at the Ospedale della Pieta, an orphanage for the illegitimate daughters of he Venetian aristocracy. Over the next 30 years, while working at the Pieta, Vivaldi composed most of his major works. His output was numerous: concertos, operas, liturgical works and sonatas for various musical instruments.
Baroque Composer famous for The Four Seasons
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741), was one of the most prolific composers during his time. Several of his concerti were transcribed by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote symphonies, sonatas, and over 400 concerti, including the famous The Four Seasons for violin and orchestra. He also wrote operas and sacred music.Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4, 1678, and ordained as a priest in 1703, commonly known as "the red-haired priest" or il prete rosso. He was associatead with a girls' orphanage, also in Venice, for which he wrote oratorios and instrumental music.
Vivaldi's The four Seasons (Full), YouTube, uploaded by avrilfan2213. Accessed March 4, 2013.
In 1703, aged 25, he was ordained and was nicknamed il Prete Rosso, The Red Priest, on account of his red hair. Due to his ill-health, he gradually abandoned his priestly duties within a year of his ordination. He became maestro di violino at the Ospedale della Pieta, an orphanage for the illegitimate daughters of he Venetian aristocracy. Over the next 30 years, while working at the Pieta, Vivaldi composed most of his major works. His output was numerous: concertos, operas, liturgical works and sonatas for various musical instruments.
Vivialdi wrote the opera Giustino (also known as Anastasio) RV 717 is a 1724, to a libretto by Nicolò Beregan. The opera was composed for the 1724 carnival season in Rome and premiered at the Teatro Capranica. The aria of Anastasio, Vedrò con mio diletto, has become a famous piece sung at concerts and on recordings by countertenors such as Philippe Jaroussky and Jakub Józef Orliński and by contraltos as Sonia Prina. Popular countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski brilliantly performs "Vedro con mio diletto" - here - at the Paris 2019 Eiffel Tower Concert. Youtube, uploaded by fabian _france. Accessed March 4, 2022.
Vivaldi toured Europe sometime in 1729 to 1733, and returned to his native hometown in 1739, but his popularity declined. Two years later as history tells us, he died in poverty on July 28, 1741, not in Venice but in Vienna.
Resources:
Note: This is an abridged version of the piece I originally wrote for Suite101.com.
(c) March 2013. Updated March 4, 2022. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
Resources:
- Giustino (Vivaldi). en.wikipedia.org
- The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie (2000)
- The Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Alison Latham (2002)
Note: This is an abridged version of the piece I originally wrote for Suite101.com.
(c) March 2013. Updated March 4, 2022. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
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