Antonio Lucio Vivaldi(Written in the font "Vivaldi")

"The Red Preist"

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Early Life

• Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy, on March 4, 1678.

• His father was his first music teacher, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi.

• His father was a well-respected violinist, employed at the church of St. Mark's

• He might also have studied with the composer Giovanni Legrenzi (1626–1690).

• Vivaldi also studied for religious things and even got ordained!

Giovanni Battista Vivaldi,

Antonio's father

"He was born to parents Giovanni Battista Vivaldi, a barber and professional violist, and Camilla Calicchio. He grew up with eight siblings: Margarita Gabriela, Cecilia Maria, Bonaventura Tomaso, Zanetta Anna, Francesco Gaetano, Iseppo Gaetano, Iseppo Santo and Gerolama Michela.", says a website called "www.famousbirthdays.com".

Family Life

This was not his real family

(I couldn’t find a picure of

them), just a painting of

families from that time.

Middle Life• Vivaldi was never married but he might have been in a relationship with

a young singer named Anna Tessieri.

• Vivaldi made his most popular song "The Four Seasons" in the middle of his life which is a concerto violin

• Vivaldi worked as a priest and was prepared for priesthood since birth

• After rapidly coughing at the mass and being sent out, he worked at

ospedale della pieta' as master violinist. Then to concertmaster.

Later Career

In Vivaldi's later career he loved to watch all, of his new operas. In the last year of his life Vivaldi sold several of his works in Vienna. Antonio Vivaldi later died in Vienna July 28, 1740. Antonio

Vivaldi died of internal infection.

Instruments Back in Vivaldi's Time-Orchestras consisted of forms of strings ( viol family

mostly), various winds( flues, bassoons, oboes), types of keyboards( harpsichord and the clavichord ) and percussion ( mostly

timpani ).

- the origination of the word "orchestra" comes from Greek theater; "it is the round section in front of the proscenium in ancient Greek theater where instrumentalists and dancers performed.", says a website called "ourpastimes".

Famous Songs

• Here are some of his most famous

songs: Violin Concerto in A minor, La

Stavaganza, Gloria, and Opus 3

Four Seasons (his most famous composition)• By far his most popular composition is "The Four

Seasons" which is a violin concerto which has 4 movements, each named after a season. The most popular of all four is "Spring" from the four seasons.

• The Four Seasons was the 1st of 4 concertos of a collection of 12 concertos written by Antonio Vivaldi called Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione

• (click here for four seasons)

Random but interesting facts

• He played the flute, oboe, cello, bassoon, and violin.

• Johannes Bach was a fan of Vivaldi.

• He lived rich but died poor.

• On the day of his birth (3-4-1678), there was a large earthquake in Venice.

• Vivaldi composed 500 concertos, 90 sonatas, 46 operas, and a large quantity of sacred choral works and chamber music.

• He was Nicknamed "il Prete Rosso" or "The Red Preist"

• After he was born, he was rushed to the hospital. No one knows why. Whether he was sick, or injured from the earthquake.

• Some people suggest that he was allergis to incence even though scientists think it was probably athsma.

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