Many of his compositions were written for the all-female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as the Four Seasons. Vivaldi composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other musical instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than fifty operas. He consolidated the emerging concerto form into a widely accepted and followed idiom, which was paramount in the development of Johann Sebastian Bach's instrumental music. He pioneered many developments in orchestration, violin technique and programmatic music.

Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Frideric Handel, Vivaldi is regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers. Violin I: Dr.Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was a Venetian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. *Member of 2011 Texas Music Educators' Association Two-year College All-State Choir The wonderfully sunny nature of the Gloria, with its distinctive melodies and rhythms, is characteristic of all Vivaldi’s music, giving it an immediate and universal appeal. The orchestration is typically Baroque with solo oboe, solo trumpet, violins, violas and bass continuo (harpsichord, organ, cello and bass). The music has not only considerable artistic and spiritual merit, but a compellingly attractive design, with a generous proportion of four-part choruses, interspersed with soprano and contralto solos. It was originally written for the Pietà, an all-female chorus who led cloistered lives in 18 th century Rome. Composed in Venice circa 1715, Vivaldi presents the traditional Gloria from the Latin Mass in 12 varied cantata-like sections. The Gloria RV 589 is one of Antonio Vivaldi’s best-known compositions and one of the most frequently performed examples of sacred music from the Baroque era.

'World Music Series: Gloria by Vivaldi' - April 8, 2011įeaturing the LSC-CyFair Concert Choir, LSC-CyFair Chamber Orchestra

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