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1. Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741), Italian composer and violinist, was the most influential of his age. He was born March 4, 1678, in Venice, and was trained by his father, a violinist at Saint Mark's Cathedral. He was ordained a priest in 1703 and began teaching that year at the Ospedale della Pietà, a conservatory for orphaned girls. He was associated with the Pietà,
2. Quarter Paper: Antonio Vivaldi And The Music Of His Time
Throughout history there have been many distinct periods of time. These various eras are all alike in a way because they all slowly flow into each other. One of these unique times was called the Baroque period. The Baroque time began during the 1600's and ended early during the early 1700's. The way Baroque music was looked at was varied depending
3. Baroque And Classical Music
Part 1: Music of the Late Baroque (1700-1750) Italian opera was composed all over Europe. Metastasio was a famous librettist who supplied Italian opera stories to composers of the late baroque and classic periods.Two of Handel's best-known Italian operas are Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda.The Italian city to the south of Rome that became the trend-set
4. The Baroque Era
Social and Cultural Background Baroque is a term borrowed from the visual arts and one that is used in many different senses. applies to the years between 1600 and 1750. The most famous composers of this time were Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Teleman. Politically it was an age of magnificent absolute Monarchs. The most magnificent of all was Louis X
5. Violins
are bowed stringed instruments. They are the highest pitched member of the violin family. Other members of the violin family include the viola, cello, and double bass. The bow is a narrow, slightly incurved stick of Pernambuco about 75 cm (about 30 in) long, with a band of horsehair stretched from end to end of the bowstick. The violin has four str