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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.
The eleven concertino instruments are: two recorders, two chalumeaux, two mandolins, two theorbos, two violins a tromba marina, [1] and a cello. (The phrase "a tromba marina" instructs the violinists to imitate the sound of a marine trumpet by placing a foil under the board.) The orchestral ripieno consists of: strings and basso continuo. [1]
Nisi Dominus, RV 608, is a musical setting by Antonio Vivaldi of Psalm 127 (Vulgate 126), intended for Vespers. His score, written c. 1715, calls for alto voice, strings and organ or harpsichord. [1] The alto part may be taken by (female) contralto or (male) countertenor.
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).
Vivaldi composed a few concertos specifically for L'estro armonico, while other concertos of the set had been composed at an earlier date. Vivaldi scholar Michael Talbot described the set as "perhaps the most influential collection of instrumental music to appear during the whole of the eighteenth century".
Vivaldi structured the Magnificat, RV 610, in nine movements, eight for the text of the canticle (Luke 1:46-55) and the conclusion for the doxology.Set in G minor, it is scored for two soprano soloists, alto and tenor soloists, SATB choir, two oboes, violin I and II, viola, and basso continuo, such as cello and a keyboard instrument.
Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major, RV 537, [1] is a concerto for two trumpets, string orchestra and basso continuo in three movements, believed to have been composed in the 1720s. It is Vivaldi's only trumpet concerto. It was published by Ricordi in 1950 after its manuscript was found in a Turin library.
Antonio Vivaldi (engraving by François Morellon de La Cave, from Michel-Charles Le Cène's edition of Vivaldi's Op. 8, 1725). The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year.