Vivaldi, Antonio Lucio
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| born on | 4 March 1678 at 17:50 (= 5:50 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Venice, Italy, 45n27, 12e21 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m12e21 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   14°32'   02°39 Asc. 15°05'
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Biography
Italian famous violinist, a composer of concertos for various instruments. He is said to have written nearly 50 operas, 500 concertos, 70 sonatas and religious music, but is best known for his instrumental compositions, including "La Pastorella" and "The Four Seasons." He spent most of his life in Venice, where he served as a violinist at the cathedral of Saint Mark.
Vivaldi was a Roman Catholic priest known as "the red priest" because of his red hair. In 1740 he accepted a position at the court of Emperor Charles VI of Vienna. He virtually established the three-movement format for the concerto and was among the first to introduce cadenzas for soloists.
He died in poverty on 7/28/1741, Vienna, Italy and was buried the same day as his death in a grave for the poor.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 28 July 1741 (Died in poverty, age 63)
- Social : Joined group 1703 (Ordained a R.C. Priest)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1716 (Released his oratorio, "Juditha")
- Work : New Job 1740 (Position in the court of the Emperor of Vienna)
Source Notes
Lescaut quotes a biography for "sunset." (He computes sunset as 4:57:43 PM GMT. LMR computes sunset as 5:50 PM LMT)
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Violin)
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (Roman Catholic priest)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger (Concertos for various instruments, 50 operas)
- Traits : Body : Hair (Red)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
