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Antonio Vivaldi


 

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, VeniceJuly 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning "The Red Priest," was an Italian priest and baroque music composer.

Major works

Operas:

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  • Bajazet (Tamerlano) (1735)
  • Catone in Utica (1737)
  • Dorilla in Tempe (1726)
  • Ercole sul Termodonte (1723)
  • Farnace (1727)
  • La fida ninfa (1732)
  • Il Giustino (1724)
  • Griselda (1735)
  • L'incoronazione di Dario (1716)
  • L'Olimpiade (1734)
  • Orlando finto pazzo (1714)
  • Orlando furoiso (1727)
  • Ottone in villa (1713)
  • Rosilena ed Oronta (1728)
  • Rosmira (1738)
  • Il Teuzzone (1719)
  • Tito Manlio (1719)
  • La verità in cimento (1720)
  • Published works in his lifetime:

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  • Opus 1, 12 Sonatas for 2 violins and basso continuo (1705)
  • Opus 2, 12 Sonatas for violin and basso continuo (1709)
  • Opus 3, L'estro armonico (Harmonic inspiration), 12 concertos for various combinations (4 violins, 4 violins and violoncello, etc.) (1711)
  • Opus 4, La stravaganza (The extraordinary), 12 violin concertos (c. 1714)
  • Opus 5, (2nd part of Opus 2), 4 sonatas for violin and 2 sonatas for 2 violins and basso continuo (1716)
  • Opus 6, 6 violin concertos (1716-21)
  • Opus 7, 2 oboe concertos and 10 violin concertos (1716-21)
  • Opus 8, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Contest between Harmony and Invention), 12 violin concertos, the first 4, in E, G minor, F, and F minor being known as The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) (1725)
  • Opus 9, La cetra (The lyre), 2 violin concertos and 1 for 2 violins (1727)
  • Opus 10, 6 flute concertos (c. 1728)
  • Opus 11, 5 violin concertos, 1 oboe concerto (1729)
  • Opus 12, 5 violin concertos and 1 without solo (1729)
  • Opus 13, Il pastor fido (The Faithful Sheperd), 6 sonatas for musette, viela, recorder, oboe or violin, and basso continuo (1737, spurious works by Nicolas Chédeville).