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Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born into a large family on March 4, 1678 in Venice Italy. He was introduced to music by his father Giovanni Battista Vivaldi who was a baker that played the violin. Antonio Vivaldi was taught to play the violin by his father and the two of them played together very often. Before Antonio became popular him and his fathers were one of the biggest tourist attractions of Venice.
Vivaldi was trained as a priest but for unclear reasons left priesthood for the job that would carry him threw his musical career. ... It is believed that these young women inspired Vivaldi because many of the pieces he wrote were for instruments not normally used as the main voice of a piece. ... It is also believed that Antonio Vivaldi was asked to play for the pope as a private performance. ...
Antonio Vivaldi died July of 1741 in Vienna. ...
The Red Priest
The thing I find most interesting about Antonio Vivaldi is that he was a priest before he was a composer and that his ties to the church were never fully broken. ...
Vivaldi was refereed to as the “Red Priest” due to his hair color. ... It is believed that Vivaldi was a priest for the education and becoming a composer. ...
After a year or so of teaching at the orphanage Vivaldi refused to say mass for the church. ... During this time period traveling wasn’t easy on the traveler or easy to do, but Vivaldi traveled wherever he felt needed and continued on with the rest of his daily activities.
Approximate Word count = 1247
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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