Antonio Vivaldi
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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. Some people say that he left the priesthood for medical reasons, but there is a story that he wasn't in it for the right reasons and was possibly forced into it so that he could be educated free of charge. After leaving the priesthood he obtained a job teaching music to orphaned girls at Ospedale della Pieta in Venice. This orphanage provided general education, religious education, along with musical instruction.
While teaching at the orphanage he composed many pieces and also put together many pieces believed to be exercises for his students. He taught at this orphanage on and off for thirty-five years...