Vivaldi Flashcards
1
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full name
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Antonio Vivaldi
2
Q
Birth and Death
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1678-1741
3
Q
who was Vivaldi
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Italian violinist, conductor, and composer; catholic priest
4
Q
musical style
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double stops, arpeggios, fast passage work, string crossing; sequences, programmatic writing, descriptive titles
5
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contributions
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3 movement concerto; establishing ritornello form; idiomatic writing for strings
6
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genres & titles
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over 500 concertos, over 40 operas, oratorios