How to say the name:

• Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy. Antonio's father, Giovanni Battista, a barber before becoming a violinist, taught young Antonio to play the violin and then toured Venice playing the violin with him. At the age of 15, Antonio began training to become a priest. At the age of 25, he was ordained a priest and soon after became known as the II Prete Rosso, 'The Red Priest', because of his.
• Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy, which is where he spent most of his life. His father taught him to play the violin, and the two would often perform together. Antonio continued to study and practice the violin, even after he became a priest. He was called the 'Red Priest' because of his flaming red hair.
• Vivaldi was a virtuoso violinist and so it’s no wonder that the violin is star of The Four Seasons. Each of the four concertos gives the violin a chance to conjure up sounds and pictures from each.

Antonio Vivaldi. KidzSearch Safe Wikipedia for Kids. Antonio Vivaldi (born Venice, 4 March 1678; died Vienna, 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer. He was the most important composer in Italy at the end of the Baroque period. Vivaldi wrote more than 400 concertos for.

‘Vivaldi’ is said like Vi-val-dee. ‘Antonio’ is said like ‘An-toe-nee-o’.

Born:

4th March 1678 in Venice, Italy.

Died:

28th July 1741 in Venice.

Buried:

Unknown pauper’s (poor person’s) grave in the Hospital Burial Ground in Vienna.

Type of Music:

Classical music from the baroque period.

Some famous (and great) pieces:

• The Four Seasons (a series of four violin concertos). (see below for a video.)
• Gloria (for choir and orchestra). (see below for a video.)

The Sort of Music he Wrote:

• Over 500 concertos, almost half of which are for violin.
• 46 operas.
• Music for choir and orchestra for the church.
• A number of pieces for a single or small number of instruments.

Vivaldi For Kids Youtube

Some interesting facts:

• He became an ordained priest in 1703.
• He worked for many years at a girls’ school. So a lot of his music was actually written for school girls to play! (Imagine having a music teacher like that!!)
• Bach was a great fan of Vivaldi’s.
• His music is often very bright and cheerful.
• He was a very good violin player (violinist).
• He made a lot of money in his life, but died very poor.
• Some of his music is lost, but new pieces keep being discovered all the time!

Here is a video of part of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Which season do you think this music is about?

(Answer: summer.)

And here is a video of Vivaldi’s Gloria.

Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’

Vivaldi Biography For Kids

Picture credits:

1. Antonio Vivaldi. This picture is by François Morellon de la Cave from 1725. The image is in the public domain. Click here for the source of this image, along with the relevant copyright information.

Video credits:

Antonio Vivaldi Facts For Kids

1. Vivaldi Four Seasons – I Musici 1988. Summer excerpt. This is the third movement of Summer, Presto.
2. musica intima & Pacific Baroque Orchestra – Vivaldi’s Gloria. musica intima & Pacific Baroque Orchestra sing Vivaldi’s Gloria www.musicaintima.org.