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Antonio Vivaldi
Italian Baroque composer and violinist (1678–1741)
"Vivaldi" redirects here. For other uses, see Vivaldi (disambiguation).
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Probable portrait of Vivaldi, c. 1723[n 1] | |
| Born | (1678-03-04)4 March 1678 Venice |
| Died | 28 July 1741(1741-07-28) (aged 63) Vienna |
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi[n 2] (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music.
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.
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He pioneered many developments in orchestration, violin technique and programmatic music. He consolidated the emerging concerto form into a widely accepted and followed idiom.
Vivaldi composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other musical instrument