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Childhood
He was baptised inmediatetly after his birth at his home by the midwife which led to a belief that his life was somehow in danger -
Birth
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi born in Venecia 4 March 1678 and died 28 July 1741 in Viena -
Parents
Vivaldi's parents were Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio, as recorded in the register of San Giovanni in Bragora. He has five brothers and sisters: Margarita Gabriela, María Cecilia, Tomaso Bonaventura, Anna Zanetta y Gaetano Francesco -
Front Steps
Giovanni Battista, who was a barber before becoming a professional violinist, taught Antonio to play the violin and then toured Venice playing the violin with his young son. -
Sacred Music
He wrote sacred music to the church because he was a priest and some of his compositions are Gloria, Credo or Beatus Vir -
Religious Orders
18 September 1693, Antonio enter in a seminary and receive the first religious orders , finally, in 1703 received the office of priest -
2º Part
He started working in the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for womens in the city. 1 September 1703 with 25 years was named violin teacher of the Orchestra of Pietà, after was named the teacher of the viola all´ inglese -
Instrumental Music
He composed 228 violin concerts, 38 fagot concerts, 27 chello concerts, 25 flute concerts, 23 oboe concerts, 6 viola concerts and others double concerts -
Artistic Career
Antonio´s career was divided in 4 parts:
1º Won european fame whit the publication of 2 violin´s sonatas and two colections of concerts for violin -
3º Part
He started to work like a composer and businnesman of opera. In this time he known Anna Giraud, a young singer how stay forever whit him -
Compositions
He wrote 46 operas, 70 sonatas, 195 vocals compositions and 554 instrumentals compositions -
Oratorios
He wrote 4 oratorios: Juditha Triumphans devicta Holofernis Barbarie, L'adorazione delli tre re magi al bambino Gesu, La Vittoria navale and Moyses Deus Pharaonis -
Operas
Some of the operas of Antonio Vivaldi are: Tieteberga, Scanderberg, La griselda, L´Adelaide, Rosmira and La fida Ninfa -
4º Part
He began to work like a independece composer who works with a network of clients and patrons -
Vocal Music
He composed cantatas like Candida Lylia or Era la notte. Serenades like il mopso or la sena festeggiante.
Motests like Canta in prato or in turbato mare
