ANTONIO VIVALDI Flashcards
1
Q
Best known _______
A
Italian composer of the early 18th century from Venice
2
Q
Trained for __________
A
music and priesthood
3
Q
Major works:
A
500 concertos, 16 sinfonias, 64 solo sonatas, 27 trio sonatas, 21 surviving operas, 38 cantatas, 60 sacred vocal works, 49 opera commissions throughout italy
4
Q
Vivaldi’s main position
A
composer, conductor, superintendent of instruments at the PIeta: of four “hospitals” in Venice (a home for orphans)
5
Q
composed music for _____
A
students to perform
6
Q
wrote _______
A
oratorios, music for Mass and Vespers
7
Q
Primarily wrote __________
A
concertos for church festivals
