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Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque

H. C. Robbins Landon

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Vivaldi boasted that he could compose a concerto faster than a scribe could copy one. Despite his prolificacy, The Four Seasons, and the majority of his already published work had fallen into obscurity by the time of his death in poverty in 1741. Most of his music-concertos, sonatas, operas, and sacral music-has been published only recently.

Very little has been written on Vivaldi for the nonspecialist, especially in English. Landon rediscovers the composer in this accessible and musically informed biography while presenting documentation of the musician's life discovered after the Baroque revival in the 1930s. This book includes illustrations of eighteenth-century Venice and several newly translated letters, thoroughly evoking the style of the time and revealing some of the more personal aspects of Vivaldi's life.

"Belongs on the shelf of every serious music student."—Kirkus

"Gives a good feel for Vivaldi's life and times . . . and describes particularly well how Vivaldi has been revived."—Booklist

"Robbins Landon is marvelously entertaining, extravagantly learned."—The Independent

Vivaldi (The Composers Series)

Jeroen Koolbergen

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A very nice introduction to Vivaldi 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is a wonderful biography of Antonio Vivaldi, following his life from his birth in Venice, through to his impoverished death in Vienna, at the age of 63. It looks somewhat thin, but the creators of this book have crammed it full with many colorful pictures, making it an excellent introduction to the life of Vivaldi. All of the highlights of his career are covered, as are many of the events in his personal life. Overall, I found this to be a very nice introduction to Vivaldi, one that will hold the attention of any reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it to you.

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In the Great Composers Series, the lives of the world's greatest musical minds are examined in engrossing narrative and a variety of period illustrations, along with lively discussions of the inspiration and creation of each composer's major works.

The Italian Baroque master's life as a priest and composer of brilliant church music, concerti, and operas is surveyed against the colorful, lusty, and stimulating background of eighteenth-century Venice where he lived most of his life.

Vivaldi (Master Musicians Series)

Michael Talbot

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Celebrating its 100th anniversary, this extraordinary series continues to amaze and captivate its readers with detailed insight into the lives and work of music's geniuses. Unlike other composer biographies that focus narrowly on the music, this series explores the personal history of each composer and the social context surrounding the music. In a precise, engaging, and authoritative manner, each volume combines a vivid portrait of the master musicians' inspirations, influences, life experiences, even their weaknesses, with an accessible discussion of their work-all in roughly 300 pages. Further, each volume offers superb reference material, including a detailed life and times chronology, a complete list of works, a personalia glossary highlighting the important people in the composer's life, and a select bibliography. Under the supervision of music expert and series general editor Stanley Sadie, Master Musicians will certainly proceed to delight music scholars, serious musicians, and all music lovers for another hundred years.

Face to Face With an Orchestra

Don Moses

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The Life and Times of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (Masters of Music)

Jim Whiting

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The book is in good condition, excellent printing 4 out of 5 stars.
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The content is being well arrange, use just few words to bring out the life and event about Vivaldi~ The book is used simple English so is also suitable for the kids.

Editorial Review:

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi became one of Europe's most popular composers during the early part of the 18th century. He wrote hundreds of concertos, dozens of operas, and many sacred works before his music fell out of fashion during the latter part of his life. His most famous work, The Four Seasons, has become one of the best-selling classical compositions of all time.

Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice

Karl Heller

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Good source for info on Vivaldi 4 out of 5 stars.
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I recently saw the dramatic play about Vivaldi (which bears the same title as this book) and became interested in learning more hard facts about the composer. I started with this bio and found it to be interesting and well-translated from its original German. It also provides some great vintage photos and illustrations. For anyone interested in learning about Vivaldi's absolutely fascinating life, I would recommend it.

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Antonio Vivaldi's rediscovery after World War II quickly led him from obscurity to his present renown as one of the most popular 18th-century composers. Heller's biography presents the important facets of his life, his works, and his influence on music history.

Antonio Vivaldi and the Baroque Tradition (Classical Composers)

Donna Getzinger, Daniel Felsenfeld

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Vivaldi's Virgins LP

Barbara Quick

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In this enthralling new novel, Barbara Quick re-creates eighteenth-century Venice at the height of its splendor and decadence. A story of longing and intrigue, half-told truths and toxic lies, Vivaldi's Virgins unfolds through the eyes of Anna Maria dal Violin, one of the elite musicians cloistered in the foundling home where Antonio Vivaldi—known as the Red Priest of Venice—is maestro and composer.

Fourteen-year-old Anna Maria, abandoned at the Ospedale della Pietà as an infant, is determined to find out who she is and where she came from. Her quest takes her beyond the cloister walls into the complex tapestry of Venetian society; from the impoverished alleyways of the Jewish Ghetto to a masked ball in the company of a king; from the passionate communal life of adolescent girls competing for their maestro's favor to the larger-than-life world of music and spectacle that kept the citizens of a dying republic in thrall. In this world, where for fully half the year the entire city is masked and cloaked in the anonymity of Carnival, nothing is as it appears to be.

A virtuoso performance in the tradition of Girl with a Pearl Earring, Vivaldi's Virgins is a fascinating glimpse inside the source of Vivaldi's musical legacy, interwoven with the gripping story of a remarkable young woman's coming-of-age in a deliciously evocative time and place.

Vivaldi (Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers)

J. Booth

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Entertaining! 5 out of 5 stars.
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For Vivaldi lovers who don't like dry and scholastic biographies, this can be confidently recommended as the first book, or even the only book, to read about the composer. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. The author really tells the story of this fascinating composer in a very engaging way! Bravo!

In fact, I would recommend every biography in this series. Pictures and photos about the composer's life and times really give the readers a lot of atmospheres and extra feelings. It's far more enjoyable this way when one reads a biography!

a man of mystery 5 out of 5 stars.
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Vivaldi's life and personality are fascinating, especially because there are so many mysteries unsolved. Even the author of this book, John Booth, is a mystery. Who is this person? It says on the cover that this is the first music-related book this man has written. Well, he has done a terrific job! :-)

Editorial Review:

This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present a complete picture of the composer’s life.

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)

Paul Everett

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Vivaldi's celebrated Four Seasons are among the most popular works of all time and these, with the rest of the concertos in Op. 8, represent the composer's remarkable innovation in the field of the Baroque concerto. This detailed guide examines the work's origin and construction in a way that enables the reader to distinguish what is extraordinary about the Seasons, at the same time providing an ideal introduction to Vivaldi's music in general.