September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Italian composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi came into prominence during the height of the Baroque period. He was ordained as a Catholic priest but stopped performing masses shortly after his ordination. The official reason was physical ailments, but it was apparent that his heart was in music.
At the time Vivaldi’s home town of Venice was a musical center much like Vienna would soon become, and no doubt this fact helped promote his compositions even beyond Venice. A prolific composer, it is believed that he wrote over 700 pieces,1 many of ...
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