Vivaldi maintained that she was no more than a housekeeper and good friend, just like Anna's sister, Paolina, who also shared his house. In his Memoires, the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni gave the following portrait of Vivaldi and Giraud: "This priest, an excellent violinist but a mediocre composer, has trained Miss Giraud to be a singer. She was young, born in Venice, but the daughter of a French wigmaker. She was not beautiful, though she was elegant, small in stature, with beautiful eyes and a fascinating mouth.
She had a small voice, but many languages in which to harangue. Antonio Vivaldi also wrote works on commission from foreign rulers, such as the French king, Louis XV - the serenade La Sena festeggiante Festival on the Seine , for example.
This work cannot be dated precisely, but it was certainly written after In Rome Vivaldi found a patron in the person of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, a great music lover, who earlier had been the patron of Arcangelo Corelli.
And if we can believe Vivaldi himself, the Pope asked him to come and play the violin for him at a private audience. Earlier, in the 's, musical life in Rome had been enormously stimulated by the presence of Christina of Sweden in the city. The "Pallas of the North," as she was called, abdicated from the Swedish throne in A few years later she moved to Rome and took up residence in the Palazzo Riario.
There she organized musical events that were attended by composers such as A. Corelli and Scarlatti. Other composers, too, such as Geminiani and Georg Frideric Handel worked in Rome for periods of time. Like them, Vivaldi profited from the favorable cultural climate in the city. His presence was never required. He also remained director of the Teatro Sant' Angelo, as he did in the , 7 and 8 seasons.
Between and some eight operas were premiered in Venice and Florence. Abbot Conti wrote of his contemporary, Vivaldi: "In less than three months Vivaldi has composed three operas, two for Venice and a third for Florence; the last has given something of a boost to the name of the theater of that city and he has earned a great deal of money.
In the publication Il Cimento dell' Armenia e dell'invenzione The trial of harmony and invention , Op. He proved himself to be indispensable to the school, and was given the position of maestro di concerti in Vivaldi wrote over instrumental concertos and sacred choral works. He also composed some 40 operas, not for the school, but for public performance in Venice. Although Vivaldi remained with the Ospedale through virtually his entire life, his music became known throughout Europe.
In , Vivaldi moved to Vienna. It is thought that he may have hoped to gain a position with the Austrian court, but seems to have found no success. He died in Vienna as a pauper in In a curious coincidence that illustrates the intertwined relationships throughout the baroque world, a young Franz Joseph Hayden was at this time a choir boy at St. See more Vivaldi News. See more Vivaldi Music. See more Vivaldi Album Reviews. See more Vivaldi Guides.
Antonio Vivaldi — Biography. Vivaldi: the man Vivaldi: A Life. Top Vivaldi pieces Buy CD. The Ospedale was thus well endowed by the "anonymous" fathers; its furnishings bordered on the opulent, the young ladies were well looked-after, and the musical standards among the highest in Venice. Though Vivaldi composed many fine and memorable concertos, such as the Four Seasons and the Opus 3 for example, he also wrote many works which sound like exercises for students.
And this is precisely what they were. Many of Vivaldi's concerti were indeed exercises which he would play with his many talented pupils. And the listener can only be impressed by the high technical standard they demand and imply.
Indeed the Ospedale's orchestra was highly respected and in frequent demand for concerts outside the Ospedale. Two major publishers in London, developing new and cheaper methods of engraving and printing. Until Vivaldi's huge output of music was hardly known. Its discovery, rescue and eventual publication makes exciting and fascinating reading. Check the story - Antonio Vivaldi: his music "rediscovered" Antonio Stradivari, one of baroque Italy's famous violin makers.
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