If a career lasts 40 years and you maintain that rate of production, the grand total would end up at almost 1000, so even the more generous estimates may come up short. That’s 24 concertos per year at that rate he would write 100 in 4 years, and that doesn’t count the others that he wrote at the same time for other patrons. At one point his contract with the Venetian orphanage where he directed music required his composing of 2 concertos per month intended for performance by the girls in his care. Vivaldi made his deepest and most enduring mark upon the face of music history with his hundreds of concertos (conservative estimates put the total number at 500, more liberal ones at 700). For more about Vivaldi’s concertos see this post. If you hear the name “Antonio Vivaldi” you probably think “concerto” (if you think “The Four Seasons” you are also thinking of concertos – it is a set of four violin concertos) and you would certainly be right to do so. Thunder and Lightning, Day 1 – Concerto for violin in E major, Opus 12, No. As our scientific understanding of the universe has sharpened our understanding of lighting and thunder has improved, but they still inspire vivid depictions in art and music. This week’s theme is… Thunder and Lightning! The awesome and wonderful phenomena of lightning and thunder, always companions in the natural world, has mystified, terrified, and amazed human observers as long as they have inhabited the Earth. Smartandsoulful on Music About Snow, Day 4…Įlizabeth Saunders on Music About Snow, Day 4… Smartandsoulful on Weekend Gems #2 – Robert…
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