Music βΊ Composers βΊ Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
1678 to 1741. A composer and violin player.
Three facts about Vivaldi
- Vivaldi's dad played the violin. He taught young Antonio to play it too.
- Vivaldi wrote about 500 concertos. That is a lot of music!
- The Four Seasons has one part for each season. In Spring you can hear birds singing and a dog barking.
Vivaldiβs famous music
The Four Seasons (1725). Hear famous pieces played by Peabodyβs band on the listening maps.
Where Vivaldi lived
Vivaldi did their best-known work in Venice, in Italy. π Fly there on the globe
Can you remember?
What animal barks in Vivaldi's Spring?
For grown-ups: where these facts come from
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