Antonio Vivaldi Biography

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NAME: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
OCCUPATION: Educator, Songwriter, Priest
BIRTH DATE: March 04, 1678
DEATH DATE: July 28, 1741
PLACE OF BIRTH: Venice

PLACE OF DEATH: Veinna, Austria
Nickname: il Prete Rosso

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Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer who wrote more than 500 concertos. He played and taught violin and had a strong influence on Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Born in Venice in 1678, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an Italian composer. He learned violin from his father and spent much of his life teaching violin and leading the orchestra at a girls' orphanage in Veinna. In 1703, he became ordained as a priest and was widely known as the "Red Priest" due to his red hair. He wrote more than 500 concertos had a strong influence on Johann Sebastian Bach.