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He born in Venice.
He was a Italian composer and violinist. -
Antonio entered a seminary and he received his first religious orders.
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He was ordained a priest. Although forced to stop being a priest because he had severe asthmatic condition or possible heart problems.
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The publisher Estienne Roger printed most of the works of Vivaldi, over 500 throughout his life.
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L'estro armónico
Opus 3 L'estro armonico: 12 concerts for various combinations. The most famous are the n. # 6 for violin in A minor, no. No. 8 for 2 Violins in A minor, and n. º 10 for 4 Violins in B minor -
From 1713 Vivaldi as composer and businessman from operas in Venice, traveling to Rome, Mantua and other cities to monitor the representations of his operas.
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Ottone in villa
Vivaldi's first opera we know was Ottone in Villa, presented in 1713. -
He was appointed concert master of the institution. He worked there as a choir director and master of concerts.
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II gardellino
It is the only collection written for an instrument other than the violin. It was also the first collection of flute concertos ever published, six concerts in total, and was commissioned by his editor of Amsterdam to mitigate the fury scorching by this new instrument in the 1720 -
The four seasons
The Four Seasons was published in Amsterdam in 1725. That's four violin concertos, each called with the name of a season.
The four concerts are part of a larger collection of twelve concertos called Il Cimento e del'inventione dell'Armonia -
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La Cetra
Opus 9 La Cetra: 12 concerts (eleven for violin and one for 2 violins). -
II Pastor Fido
Opus 13 II pastor fido: 6 sonatas for musette, viola, flute, oboe or violin, and basso continuo -
He composed concerts and oratorios for concerts weekly through which it secured international fame, but with frequent interruptions for his work as a businessman and opera composer.
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Finally on July 28, 1741, Antonio Vivaldi died.
