Antonio Vivaldi

Born in 1678 in Venice, Antonio Vivaldi lived to become a virtual incarnation of Italian Baroque Music which no other composer of his time could match. 

Vivaldi was a virtuoso violinist and prolific maestro with a massive output of which almost 500 violin concerts survived. He became renowned for his concertos in Baroque style, becoming a highly authoritative trailblazer in music form, style and pattern. 



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14 articles related to Antonio Vivaldi:

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  OBOE

  Marcello's Oboe Concerto arranged by Bach and mistakenly attributed to Vivaldi

  Germany, Italy, Concerto, Baroque
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  Nature Sounds

  8 orchestral pieces depicting thunderstorms

  Austria, England, Finland, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, USA, Concerto, Interlude, Opera, Soundscapes, Suite, Symphonic poem, Symphony, Baroque, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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  MANDOLIN

  Vivaldi's two mandolin concertos as the core of classical mandolin music

  Italy, Concerto, Baroque 1 comment
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  Nature Sounds

  Why birds sing their songs: great maestros proving the musicality of nightingale, cuckoo, yellowhammer

  Austria, England, Italy, Children's song, Concerto, Soundscapes, Baroque, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  ORCHESTRA

  Hermann of Reichenau: disabled monk who boosted art and science 1000 years ago

  Germany, Anthem, Chant, Medieval
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  ORCHESTRA

  Amsterdam's free spirit for the Italian virtuoso

  Italy, Netherlands, Violin Сoncerto, Baroque
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  Chalumeau

  German maestro ordered all his music to be set on fire

  Germany, Suite, Baroque
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  Violin

  150 composers contributed to La Folia through the centuries

  France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Dance, Sonata, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical
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  TRUMPET

  Forgotten German composer behind the shift from Baroque to Classical

  Germany, Trumpet Сoncerto, Baroque, Classical
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  ORCHESTRA

  Obscured by Vivaldi, an Italian virtuoso found fans in England

  England, Italy, Concerto grosso, Baroque
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  OBOE

  Corelli's famous violin piece rearranged for oboe three centuries later

  England, Italy, Sonata, Baroque
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  Violin

  Max Richter's modern upgrade of The Four Seasons

  England, Germany, Violin Сoncerto, 21st Century Classical
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  ORCHESTRA

  Vivaldi's Bohemian Concerto was the last gift for the dying lute

  Czech Republic, Italy, Concerto, Baroque
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  Violin

  Vintage performance of Vivaldi's concerto for four violins

  Italy, Violin Сoncerto, Baroque