Vivaldi Biography PDF
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This document provides biographical information about Antonio Vivaldi, a Baroque composer. It includes details about his life, music, and the popular Four Seasons concertos. The text also includes vocabulary related to music and historical periods.
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***Antonio Vivaldi*** Antonio Vivaldi (1678 to 1741) was born and lived in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and was a BAROQUE style \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and violinist. Vivaldi had very bright red \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, so his nickname was \"the Red Priest.\" His dad, Giovanni, was a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\...
***Antonio Vivaldi*** Antonio Vivaldi (1678 to 1741) was born and lived in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and was a BAROQUE style \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and violinist. Vivaldi had very bright red \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, so his nickname was \"the Red Priest.\" His dad, Giovanni, was a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ before becoming a professional violinist. He taught his son at a very young age to play the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. As an adult, Vivaldi became a Catholic \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. However, his asthma kept him from saying the mass. He then went to teach in an orphanage (a home for children without parents) for girls and composed lots of music for them; for example, Vivaldi wrote over \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ concertos for his students. Vivaldi\'s music was very popular in his lifetime, but in his final years, people didn't like his music anymore, and he died as a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ man. **Fill in the words:** *poor / violin / barber / Italy / 400 / hair / composer / priest* **Vocabulary:** compose - \_\_*komponieren*\_\_ mass - \_\_\_\_*Messe*\_\_\_\_\_\ composer - \_*Komponist*\_\_ adult - \_\_\_*Erwachsener*\_\_\_\_\ violinist - *Geiger / Violinis* orphanage - \_\_*Waisenhaus*\_\_\_\_\ priest - \_\_\_*Priester*\_\_ barber - *Barbier / Herrenfrisör* **Listen to Vivaldi\'s *The Four Seasons*!** -------------------------------------------- The most well-known piece of music he wrote was a set of violin concertos titled \"The Four Seasons.\" The concertos are accompanied by sonnets (poems) that depict the seasons. Some people think that Vivaldi wrote the sonnets himself. For each season, there are three parts. The parts are titled with Italian words such as *Allegro* (joyfully) or *Largo* (slowly). These Italian words indicate the TEMPO of the piece---how fast or slow it should be played.
