Vivaldi resumed his post at the Pietà in 1711, and in 1716 was appointed to the more prestigious position of maestro de' concerti. This publication was extremely influential across Europe, and earned Vivaldi great fame Bach transcribed five of the concertos for keyboard, and other German composers such as Stölzel, Heinichen, and Pisendel visited him in Venice. In 1711 Etienne Roger of Amsterdam published his L'estro armonico Opus 3, a collection of concertos for one, two, and four violins. By this time he had begun to establish himself as a composer: his Opus 1 trio sonatas appeared in 1705, and his Opus 2 violin sonatas were brought out in 1709. In addition to teaching violin, directing, and composing instrumental works, Vivaldi also taught the viole all'ingleseand was responsible for acquiring and maintaining string instruments for the orchestra. From September 1703 to February 1709 he was maestro di violino at the Pio Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, an orphanage for girls which offered musical training. Although he remained a deeply religious man, he stopped saying Mass soon after his ordination later in life he cited a long-term ailment as the reason for this.
Giovanni in Oleo he was called "il prete rosso" (the red priest) because of his red hair. From 1693 until he was ordained in 1703, Vivaldi prepared for the priesthood at S. His father, Giovanni Battista, was a successful violinist and taught Antonio the instrument from an early age. In 1713 he was given responsibility for all musical activities in the institute.Italian composer. When he wasn't on one of his many travels, Vivaldi performed various duties in the orphanage. In 1705 the first collection (raccolta) of his work was published and many more would follow. For them, Vivaldi wrote most of his concerts, cantatas and sacred music and many of these orphans began to gain appreciation and esteem abroad, too. He quickly rose in prestige international and came to be a violinist in a girls orphanage at 25. But according to some, he was no longer allowed to celebrate Mass because, if he got inspiration for a new piece of music, he would just write it down during Mass. From 1704 he no longer had to attend Holy Mass due to his ill health: he suffered from asthma. He was soon nicknamed Il Prete Rosso ("the red priest"), presumably because of his red hair. His father, who was a hairdresser and violinist, helped him with his music career and signed him up at the Cappella di San Marco, where father Vivaldi himself was a prominent violinist. He is best known for Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), a cycle of four violin concerts, but has written over 700 compositions for many instrumental together with vocal genres.Īntonio Lucio Vivaldi was born in Venice. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian violinist, priest and composer.
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