He undoubtedly was close to Antonio, with whom he lived in three different apartments in Venice between 17, the year of his death (only five years before Antonio). Mark's, Giovanni was engaged under the name Rossi, which suggests that red hair was a family trait. Mark's Chapel in Venice, Vivaldi became known for his vanity, temper, and obsession with money - as well as for his intensely energized music that prefigures classical forms, romantic virtuosity, and 19th century program music.Īntonio was the eldest of the children born to Giovanni Vivaldi - a barber before he became a violinist - and Camillo Calichio, a tailor's daughter. Born in 1678 to one of the leading violinists of the famous St.
Antonio Vivaldi's nickname, "il prete rosso" (the red priest), tells us much about his character and music.
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