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| Era | Baroque |
| Birth - Death | March 4, 1678 – July 28, 1741 |
| Summary | Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, nicknamed Il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest"), was a Venetian priest and baroque music composer, as well as a famous virtuoso violinist; he was born and raised in the Republic of Venice. The Four Seasons, a series of four violin concertos, is his best known work and a highly popular Baroque music piece. Vivaldi's music, together with that of Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Corelli, has been included in the theories of Alfred Tomatis on the effects of music on human behavior, and used in music therapy. |
| Video | The Four Seasons |
| More Information | Antonio Vivaldi - Detailed biography with works, travels, and teaching in the Venice Ospedale from the Baroque Music Page. Michael Talbot: Recent Vivaldi Discoveries from the online magazine Goldberg. Antonio Vivaldi - Humane and personal illustration of the mind and character of a virtuoso with several RAM audio links to illustrate various compositions. Antonio Vivaldi - Wikipedia article with detailed biography an summary of musical style, tracing path from greatness to obscurity and back again. Classical Music Archives: Vivaldi - Over 300 works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies Antonio Vivaldi - Free scores in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki) Antonio Vivaldi - Works list, commentary on the Four Seasons, and biographical and musicological material from various contributors at the Classical Composers Database. Antonio Vivaldi - Karadar dictionary entry with life, illustrations, related composer links, MIDI audio samples, works catalogues, and list of operas. Antonio Vivaldi - Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with list of vocal works linked to lyrics, most with translations. Classical Net: Basic Repertoire List: Vivaldi - Biographical note; discography; cross-reference to various catalogues of works Antonio Vivaldi - Brief biographical sketch, caricature, comments on his concertos and church, operatic, and chamber music, and Naxos discography Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest - Biography, key works, suggested reading, further resources, recommended recordings, and timeline, at Humanities Web. Complete works catalog Antonio Vivaldi by Fréderic Délaméa (Translated by Kirk McElhearn) from Goldberg Vivaldi biography - Free English eBooks: 1. Talbot, M. Vivaldi. 1993; 2. Heller, K. Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice. 1997 Easybyte - free easy piano arrangement of "Largo from Lute Concerto in D - RV 93" and "Four Seasons/Spring 3rd Movement" by Antonio Vivaldi plus midi sound files Free scores by Antonio Vivaldi in the Werner Icking Music Archive |
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