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Antonio Vivaldi. The early years. Born in Venice on March 4 th , 1678. Oldest of 9 children. An earthquake happened on the day of his birth. His father taught him music. Rumor had it that he ran out of mass to write down a musical score. Music Career. Most popular music. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Born in Venice on March 4th, 1678.
Oldest of 9 children.
An earthquake happened on the day of his birth.
His father taught him music.
THE EARLY YEARS
RUMOR HAD IT THAT HE RAN OUT OF MASS TO WRITE DOWN A MUSICAL
SCOREAntonio entered the priesthood in 1693
Was nicknamed the “Red Priest”
Would run out of mass because of asthma
MUSIC CAREERMusic master at a girls orphanage
Most prestigious school in Venice
The “orphans” could be
indiscretions by nobleman
Many of his songs were exercises for his
students
Most of career was spent here
MOST POPULAR MUSIC
Four Seasons. Published in 1725. Has 4 sections.I. SpringII. SummerIII.AutumnIV.Winter
SPRING; MOVEMENT 1
Joyful spring has arrived.
The birds greet it with their cheerful song,
A solo violin comes in with a conjunct beautiful melody, this is in the key of E major. It has an allegro pacing and is in duple/simple meter. The pitch is high, the range for the violin is wide and it sounds joyful and happy. It has short, clipped notes that add to the feel of the piece. The violin is accompanied by a harpsichord.
SPRING
And the brooks in the gentle breezes
Flow with a sweet murmur.
The orchestra all plays together in a homorhythmic very low pitched up and down melody. It sounds like a brook murmuring. The volume is lower, more like piano.
SPRING
The sky is covered with a black mantle,
And thunder and lightning announce a storm
When they fall silent, the little birds
Take up again their melodious song.
In a lower pitch, now in a minor scale, the orchestra trills their instruments. It brings tension to the piece. A solo violin plays with fast ascending scales and is accompanied by the orchestra. The pace has slowed to largo.
SPRING
And in the pleasant, flowery meadow,
To the gentle murmur of bushes and trees,
The goatherd sleeps, his faithful dog at his side
The solo violin comes back in. The pace has slowed just a little bit and the violin is playing repeated notes and trills. The timbre is vibrant. The violin ascends and holds some high notes which then are taken over by the orchestra into the next segment.
SPRING
To the festive sounds of a rustic bagpipe
Nymphs and shepherds dance in their favorite spot
When spring appears in its brilliance.(baroquemusic)
A return to the original theme, and the key has returned to E major. The pace returns to Allegro as well. The tension has been resolved and all is well again. The solo violin plays for a short time and then the whole orchestra.
HIS COMPOSITIONS
48 operas
2 oratorios
21 sinfonias
456 concertos
60 pieces of sacred
music
59 contatas
100 aria(abou
t)
78 sonatas
(funtrivia)
MAJOR SOURCE OF VIOLIN STYLE DEVELOPMENT
The violin was his favorite instrument.
221 concertos were written for the violin.
ALLEGRO MOLTO OBOE, IN E
First performed at the orphanage in 1728.
This piece is very quick paced, with ascending violins in a joyful sound. The harpsichord is descending in the accompaniment. The string quartet is homorythmic, but the harpsichord gives it contrast in the background. This is played in a major C chord and the meter is quad/simple.
ALLEGRO MOLTO OBOE
The Oboe enters with a solo. The rest of the orchestra plays softly with chords for accompaniment. The oboe plays a conjunct melody in the medium range that is an inverted arch, over and over again. It moves up and down a major scale. The tone is rich and vibrant with a timbre that resonates.
ALLEGRO MOLTO OBOE
The orchestra joins in and accompanies the oboe with chords and runs of the scale. The volume has increased to ff and the melody has come to a glorious work with the oboe carrying the main melody and the strings and harpsichord with runs.
NIGHT AT THE OPERALoved to
travelWould go to
opening night at his operas
Met Anne Giraud at the opera and they were together until
his death
CONCERTO NO. 8 IN F
It starts with a stately melody with the string orchestra. The pace is moderate and the volume is moderate. The melody is short hops in unison and then later it becomes ascending scales.
CONCERTO NO.8 IN F
The bassoon starts a solo with the orchestra for accompaniment. The volume is now forte and the tones are rich. The melody is conjunct with a narrow range which is quite beautiful and then it goes into ascending scales with trills.
CONCERTO NO.8 IN F
The bassoon stops and the orchestra goes into a variation of the theme and in a different key that is lower. The melody is a couple of notes and then descending scales repeated but with different notes and scales. The volume is piano and there are lots of flats that are used to create some tension.
CONCERTO NO. 8 IN F
The bassoon goes back into a solo of the original melody with just short little notes played as accompaniment. At the end of the melody the whole orchestra joins in on the last few bars to make a joyful ending.
PAUPER
Made a
lot
of mon
ey in
his ca
reer
Lived extravagan
tly Died penniless-
was buried
as a pauper