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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi [n 2] (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. [4] Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, Vivaldi ranks amongst the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers.
Andromeda liberata is a pasticcio-serenata of 18 September 1726, on the subject of Perseus Freeing Andromeda, made as a collective tribute to the visiting Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni by at least five composers working in Venice including Vivaldi.
Antonio Vivaldi (engraving by François Morellon la Cave, from Michel-Charles Le Cène's edition of Vivaldi's Op. 8. The following is a list of compositions by the Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741).
Ryom first considered to call his classification Vivaldi-Werke-Verzeichnis, abbreviated VWV, analogous to the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV). After consulting a scientific colleague, he decided to link his own name to the catalogue and chose Ryom-Verzeichnis. Ryom continued to work on the catalogue at intervals after 1974.
Children of Light is a book by Robert Stone. Children of Light may also refer to: The Children of Light, a novel by H. L. Lawrence that was the basis for The Damned; Children of Light, a fictional terrorist group; see List of criminal organizations in DC Comics "Children of Light", a song by Yes from the albums Keystudio and Keys to Ascension 2
Unlike the more than 50 operas based on the romance of Rinaldo and Armida, Vivaldi's version starts during previous events before the war against the Crusaders. Armida was revived for the Carnival season of 1738, with much of the music rewritten, and arias by Leonardo Leo added. Act II of the original version of the opera is now lost.
Teuzzone is the twelfth Italian opera composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1719 to a libretto by Apostolo Zeno of 1706, which was first performed at the Teatro Arciducale in Mantua. Roles [ edit ]
The opera, Vivaldi's 13th, was premiered during the Carnival at Venice in 1720. The work is dedicated to Count Sava Vladislavich, [1] a Serbian merchant and diplomat in the employ of Peter the Great, who resided in Venice from 1716 to 1722. The work is listed as RV 739 in the Vivaldi catalogue.