Antonio Vivaldi, the composer I chose was known as a virtuoso violinist, teacher and composer. He composed multitudes of concertos during the Baroque period of music. The term Baroque is applied to one of the most diverse and riches periods in Western European music history which lasted from approximately 1600 until 1750. Antonio Vivaldi was first introduced to me during car rides with my mother. She played Vivaldi The Four Seasons frequently and from there my love of the violin began. I never researched his life however, so this paper has been very interesting to me.

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4, 1678. He is known as a Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric. He was one of nine children. His father, Giovanni Battista, who was a barber and a professional violinist taught him how to play. Together they toured Venice, playing their violins. Through his father, Vivaldi met and learned from some of the best musicians and composers in Venice at the time. Although he attempted various instruments, he was not as successful at learning wind instruments due to a chronic shortness of breath. This health issue will play a large role in his future. …show more content…
He was known as "il Prete Rosso", or "the Red Priest" because of his red hair. His ill health interfered with this career as he was unable to deliver mass, so he took the status as a secular priest shortly after he was ordained. This chronic health condition is thought to have been bronchial