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

by Jim Whiting

Overview

Ordained as a priest, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi became one of Europe's most popular composers during the early part of the eighteenth 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. He died in obscurity and his work suffered a similar fate for almost two centuries. His music was rescued from oblivion in the 1930s. His most famous work, The Four Seasons, has since become one of the best-selling classical compositions of all time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781584152415
Publisher:	Mitchell Lane Pub Inc
Publication date:	08/28/2004
Series:	Masters of Music: The World's Greatest Composers Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	451,135
Product dimensions:	6.64(w) x 9.54(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1
	Rediscovering a Forgotten Composer	7
	FYInfo: Two Baroque Masters	11
Chapter 2
	The Red Priest	13
	FYInfo: The City of Flooded Streets	17
Chapter 3
	The Pieta	19
	FYInfo: World's Most Famous Violins	23
Chapter 4
	A Burst of Creative Energy	25
	FYInfo: The Sun King	31
Chapter 5
	The Four Seasons	33
	FYInfo: The Dodo	37
Chapter 6
	In and Out of Fashion	39
	FYInfo: Jonathan Swift	43
	Selected Works	44
	Chronology	44
	Timeline in History	45
	Chapter Notes	46
	Further Reading	47
	Works Consulted	47
	Index	48