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Invierno Allegro Non Molto(03:35)
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Antonio Vivaldi bio
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was a Venetian composer in the baroque era.
Vivaldi was born on 4th March 1678 in Republic of Venice, today Italy; his father was Giovanni Battista, a baker before becoming a professional violinist, who taught his son to play violin; they subsequently toured Venice playing violin together. Vivaldi suffered from what was called "chest tightening... " which might have been asthma; this did not, however, prevent him from learning to play the violin, composing and taking part in the prescribed musical activities. At the age of fifteen he began studying priesthood,for this was a vow made by his mother. In 1703, at the age of 25, he was ordained, and was soon nicknamed "Il Prete Rosso", "The Red Priest", probably because of his red hair.
Not long afterwards, in 1704, he was given a dispensation from celebrating the Mass because of his ill health. In late 1706 he withdrew from the priesthood and became maestro di violino at an orphanage for girls called the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice.But rumor has it that once he left during Mass, feeling the urge to compose and was given the permission to be re Full bioRead more
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