Antonio Vivaldi

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Venezia, Italy (1678 – 1741)

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was a Venetian composer in the baroque era. Vivaldi was born on 4th March 1678 in the Republic of Venice, today part of Italy; his father was Giovanni Battista, a baker before becoming a professional violinist, who taught his son to play violin. They subsequently toured Venice playing violin together. More…

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classical, baroque, instrumental, composers, classic
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Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Sebastian Bach, Pietro Antonio Locatelli