Antonio Vivaldi
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Music
- Subcategories: Composers, Songwriters, Musicians, Singers
- Curriculum: Italian History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: As the most influential and original Italian composer of the early eighteenth century, Vivaldi developed the basic form of the Baroque concerto and made it the standard for instrumental music throughout much of Europe. He was a pioneer of program music, and his techniques of orchestration and lyrical violin style anticipated the Romanticism of the nineteenth century.
Early Life
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was the eldest of six children born to Giovanni Battista Vivaldi, the son of a baker from the town of Brescia. After his father’s death...
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