Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy in 1678. He lived and worked there for almost his whole life. His father was his first music teacher, teaching him the violin. In 1703 he became a priest and a teacher at a school for orphaned girls. While there, he wrote music for his weekly concerts. The Four Seasons (1725) is his best known and most popular work. Vivaldi wrote a massive amount of music, including concertos, sonatas, operas, and religious music. He wrote his music during the Baroque period. Vivaldi died in Vienna, Austria in 1741. |
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The Four Seasons: Spring |
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 Antonio Vivaldi |
St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, Italy |
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Can you find Venice on this map of Italy? |
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