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Vivaldi

Vivaldi. Biography By Wendy Duke. Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi. Born March 4, 1678 Composer Priest Violinist Died July 28, 1741. 1693-1714 . Trained to become a priest Received a free education Ordained in 1703 Became a teacher in 1703 at Pio Ospedale della pieta

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Vivaldi

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  1. Vivaldi Biography By Wendy Duke

  2. Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi • Born March 4, 1678 • Composer • Priest • Violinist • Died July 28, 1741

  3. 1693-1714 • Trained to become a priest • Received a free education • Ordained in 1703 • Became a teacher in 1703 at Pio Ospedale della pieta • Taught on and off from 1703-1940 • Published his first works in 1703 • First operatic production Orlando finto pazzo 1714

  4. 1711-1720 • Estienne Roger published 12 concertos • ‘l’Estro armonico’ (Harmonic Inspiration) • 1718 Went to Mantua • Traveling with his new opera Armida al campo d’Egitto • 1720 Went to Rome to perform for Pope Clement XI

  5. 1723-1729 • Made a deal to write 140 Concertos in 6 years • He wrote The Four Seasons in this time • Also Storm at Sea, Pleasure, and The Hunt • Wrote over 500 concertos in his lifetime Click on the picture to hear Storm at Sea by Vivaldi

  6. Vivaldi Died In 1741 • He did not write for the intellectual minority • He wrote his music for all to enjoy • He died in poverty • Buried in the least expensive type of grave. • Died in Vienna.

  7. Early 20th Century • Vivaldi’s work regained popularity • Pieces of The Four Seasons used commercially • Music resurrected by Alfred Casella

  8. Vivaldi Composition History- The Four Seasons

  9. Four Seasons • Spring • Movements I, II, and III • Autumn • Movement I

  10. Vivaldi Influenced Bach • Bach was influenced by Vivaldi • He liked his concertos and arias

  11. Four Seasons Written • The Four Seasons was written in 1723 • Published in 1725 • First recorded in 1942 • Second recording by Louis Kaufman in 1947 • Over 1,000 recordings since

  12. 20th Century • The Four Seasons has been used in movies • Tin Cup • Spy Game • A View to Kill • What Lies Beneath • White Chicks • The Other Sister • and more.

  13. Vivaldi-The Four SeasonsSpring Listening Guide Movements I, II, & III

  14. Spring Click on picture to open music player window. 0:00-0:24

  15. Birds happily playing 0:33-1:56

  16. Ritornello Form 2:19-3:07 End of the first movement.

  17. Spring Second Movement

  18. Spring Third Movement

  19. Spring Movement III 6:20-6:53

  20. Spring Movement III 7:20-10:17

  21. Vivaldi –The Four SeasonsAutumn Listening Guide Movement I

  22. Autumn Movement I Click on the picture to open a window that will play the song. 0:00-0:25

  23. Autumn Movement I 0:32-2:04

  24. Autumn Movement I 2:16-3:39

  25. Works Cited • 8 Notes. 10 June 2011 <http://www.8notes.com/biographies/vivaldi.asp>. • Encyclopedia of World Biography. 12 June 2011 <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Tu-We/Vivaldi-Antonio.html>. • Green, Aaron. About.com. 10 June 2011 <http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/classicalcomposers/p/antoniovivaldi.htm>. • Gutmann, Peter. Classical Notes. 2004. 13 June 2011 <http://www.classicalnotes.net/classics/vivaldi.html>. • Unknown. Baroque Music. 10 June 2011 <http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxvivaldi.html>. • Zukerman, Pinchas. Arts Alive. 2006. 12 June 2011 <http://artsalive.ca/pdf/mus/tour2004/vivaldi2004_en.pdf>. • Gutmann, Peter. Classical Notes. 2004. 13 June 2011 • <http://www.classicalnotes.net/classics/vivaldi.html>.

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