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Antonio Vivaldi

Italian Baroque composer and violinist (–)

"Vivaldi" redirects here. For other uses, see Vivaldi (disambiguation).

Antonio Vivaldi

Probable portrait of Vivaldi, c.&#;[n 1]

Born()4 March

Venice

Died28 July () (aged&#;63)

Vienna

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi[n 2] (4 March &#;– 28 July ) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music.

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Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, Vivaldi ranks amongst the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers. He pioneered many developments in orchestration, violin technique and programmatic music. He consolidated the emerging concerto form into a widely accepted and followed idiom.

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 oper Antonio Vivaldi Biography - Life of Italian Composer LONE