![]() ![]() Vivaldi, while very idiosyncratic and defiant in his compositions, still managed to gain a wide fan base during his life.īorn in 1678, the eldest of nine children, Antonio Vivaldi was the son of a violinist trained as a barber. Vivaldi blurs the lines between modes, composing in a musical “grey” area, builds upon cadential fragments, and often composed with instruments in contradiction of one another. ![]() ![]() He was extremely flexible in his use of the flexible sixth and seventh degrees of the minor scale, often embracing the augmented second as a melodic feature even in ascending lines. Vivaldi’s musical language is distinctive containing many occurrences of Lombardic rhythms (a repetitive pattern where a short note is followed by a long note) and a preference toward syncopation. He is thought to be the one who laid the foundation for the culmination of the Baroque concerto as well as a pioneer of orchestral program music. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most original and influential composers of his generation. ![]()
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