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    Antonio Lucio Vivaldi Birth: Antonio Vivaldi had been born on March the 4th, 1678. He was baptized immediately after birth Early Adult Years: Antonio Vivaldi was made a priest in 1703. But, according to him, a year later after becoming a priest, he no longer wanted to celebrate Mass due to complaints like “tightness of chest”. This may have been genuine or fake. It may have been genuine, in which case, the illness was probably asthma. It may have been faked due to his greater love of music

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    Among these famous composers, Antonio Vivaldi stood out for his unique style of music that innovated and revolutionized the Baroque period. Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678, in Venice, Italy. His father, Giovanni Battista, was the son of a tailor. He passed away on July 28, 1741 in Vienna. His father, Giovanni Battista, was born in 1655 in Brescia and moved to Venice in 1666. Giovani married Camilla Calicchio in 1676. Together they had nine children which Vivaldi was the oldest. Giovanni was

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    Who Is Antonio Vivaldi?

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    Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678, in Venice, Italy. He was not an only child. His father, Giovanni Battista, and his mother, Camilla Calicchio had eight children but he only grew up with five. Margarita Gabriela, Cecilia Maria, Bonaventura Tomaso, Zanetta Anna, and Francesco Gaetano were the names of the sibling he grew up with when he was a small kid. Vivaldi's father was a priest and well known violinist in the church. While there is not a lot of evinced that his mother might have also

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    or conciertos, and everything in between. However, an equally important composer is Antonio Vivaldi. His works spans an array of musical genres and the volume of music he produced make him a significant player in this period. On March 4th, 1678, Antonio Vivaldi, “the most original and influential Italian composer of his generation”, was born in Venice, Italy (Whole Notes: Stories Behind the Classics: Antonio Vivaldi). Born a sickly child, he was baptized almost immediately because the midwife thought

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    Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4th of 1678. He is known primarily as an Italian composer and rightfully so since he composed in all the major genres of the era such as opera, concerto, and in addition educational pieces (Antonio Vivaldi , n.d.). His most popular concertos are the four that make up The Four Seasons which were part of an even larger publication. Not only was Vivaldi a composer, but he was also teacher and performer as well. Vivaldi lived an extremely active

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    Introduction Vivaldi is one of the most well-known composer and conductor in the baroque period. A search about his life time has been conducted in this research paper. Although he was forgotten for a couple of years, his most famous music piece ‘The Four Seasons’ is still played to this date. The Four Seasons will be analyzed by dividing it into its four different sonnets Vivaldi’s Life Antonio Vivaldi was a baroque musician born in Venice to a father that was a violinist. His father was his

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    Antonio Vivaldi was born in 1678 in Venice; he was the eldest of nine children born to Giovanni Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio. His family was fairly poor; his father was a barber turned professional violinist. His father cofounded a musical fraternity called the Sovvegno Dei Musicisti di Santa Cecilia in 1685 with Giovanni Legrenzi, a famous Venetian music figure. Antonio traveled around performing with his father In the 17th century Venice was the capital of art and music, tourists from all

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    Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4th, 1678. He was born in Venice Italy, where his father, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi, was a professional violinist who taught Antonio to play too. Through his father, Vivaldi met and learned from some of the greatest musicians and composers in Venice at that time. Vivaldi tried very hard to get religious training and musical instruction. At the age of 15, he started studying to become a priest. He was officially confirmed as a priest in 1703. Due to his red hair

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    Antonio Vivaldi was the artist of my choice because I am actually more familiar with his music rather than the other artist listed. I chose Vivaldi because I am a fan of the string instruments because of the beautiful and graceful sound of the string instruments. Vivaldi specialized in string instruments so I had to choose his music. Another reason I chose to write about Vivaldi is because of his confident personality. He knew that he will produce an outstanding piece of music and in a short amount

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    The renowned baroque composer, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, was born on the 4th of March, 1678, in Venice, Italy to Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio. During childhood, he found himself surrounded by his five siblings, Margarita Gabriela, Cecilia Maria, Bonaventura Tomaso, Zanetta Anna, and Francesco Gaetano Giovanni Battista. Francesco, like Vivaldi, would find music to be his calling. He would later teach a young Vivaldi the art of the violin. Vivaldi’s younger years were hard for him;

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