All these innovations were to lead directly into the Concerto as we know it from the Classical Period, where the form was frequently used by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. His slow movement (the middle of 3 movements in the traditional concerto) were also expanded in a way similar to the arias of his operas. He made the Concerto more playful and flamboyant, giving the soloist more of a starring role as a virtuoso, and expanded the accepted forms of interplay between the solo and orchestral sections. He took the established Concerto form of the day, with a solo instrument supported by a string orchestra (possibly with other instruments) playing recurring "ritornello" passages.
Vivaldi composed a number of Operas and liturgical works for his employers, but it is primarily as a composer of Concerti that he is best known. In 1989 Nigel Kennedy released his interpretation of The Four Seasons, generally faster-paced than previous recordings, and this album sold more than 2 million copies making it one of the most successful classical recordings ever.
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The music was again used in the 1981 romantic comedy movie "The Four Seasons" written by and starring Alan Alda.
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Music from these concertos was used extensively in the TV Series "Casanova" shown in 1971 set in Venice (a few decades after Vivaldi's death) and starring Frank Finlay in the title role. Vivaldi's strongest revival with concert audiences did not come until the 20th century when many more of his scores were released from a private hands, and his "Four Seasons" became firmly established as a popular favourite. Vivaldi's music had fallen somewhat out of fashion, and it wasn't until a revival of interest in Baroque music during the 19th Century that his name and some of his works became better known by composers of the day. In later life having retired from the orphanage, his fame diminished and like a number of other composers, he died a pauper and was buried outside of the city walls. Vivaldi was later promoted to the post of Music Director of the Institution.
Provided he continued to compose for them, he had the freedom to accept other commissions and to travel to other artistic cities in Europe to play and promote his music. His growing reputation as a violinist and composer gave him a degree of independence from the school. His fame spread across Venice, Italy and Europe, helped in part by the publication of some of his works. In addition to teaching he also composed music to be played by the school's orchestra and choir, and he also performed with them. There were also boys at the orphanage, but their education concentrated on learning a trade and they generally left to become apprentices at the age of 15. The post was overtly a teaching position and Vivaldi taught and coached the girl orphans, the most talented of whom performed in the establishment's orchestra and choir. His role there was initially master of the violin, and he was to remain with the Pieta for more than 30 years. Instead he was assigned to an orphanage called "The Devout Hospital of Mercy" (Conservatorio dell'Ospedale della Pieta) which was one of several institutions in the area with a strong emphasis on musical education. However he suffered from what is thought to have been asthma, and because of this he was not required to fulfil the normal duties of a priest. Like his father and other members of his family, Vivaldi had red hair and, when he was ordained into the priesthood at the age of 25, he was given the nickname "The Red Priest" (Il Preto Rosso) for this reason. The violin was to be a key instrument for Vivaldi as both performer and composer.
Mark's Cathedral, and taught the young Antonio to play the violin at a young age.
His father was a musician in the prestigious St. He was born in Venice at the time when the city was the capital of an independent state called the Republic of Venice. Alongside Bach and Handel, Vivaldi is one of the most famous and celebrated of composers from the Baroque Period.
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