![]() Shortly after his appointment, the orphans began to gain appreciation and esteem abroad, too Vivaldi wrote for them most of his concertos, cantatas, and sacred music. The girls received musical education and the most talented stayed and became members of the Ospedale's renowned orchestra and choir. The boys learned a trade and had to leave at age 15. They were financed by funds provided by the Republic. Their purpose was to give shelter and education to children who were abandoned, orphaned, or whose families could not support them. There were four such institutions in Venice. On 1 December 1703, Vivaldi became maestro di violino (master of violin) at an orphanage called the Pio Ospedale della Piet] (Devout Hospital of Mercy) in Venice. In late 1706 he withdrew from active priesthood. Not long after his ordination, in 1704, he was given a dispensation from celebrating the Holy Mass because of his ill health. In 1703, at the age of 25, Vivaldi was ordained as a priest, soon nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, "The Red Priest", probably because of his red hair. At the age of 15 ( 1693), he began studying to become a priest. His medical problem, however, did not prevent him from learning to play the violin, composing and taking part in the prescribed musical activities. Vivaldi had a medical problem which he called the tightening of the chest (probably some form of asthma). His father may have been a composer himself: in 1688 an opera titled '' La Fedeltà sfortunata was composed by a Giovanni Battista Rossi, and this was the name under which Vivaldi's father had joined the Sovvegno di Santa Cecilia ("Rossi" for "Red", because of the colour of his hair, a family trait). The Luxemburgese scholar Walter Kolneder sees in the early liturgical work Laetatus sum (RV Anh 31, written in 1691, at the age of 13) an influence of Legrenzi's style. It is possible that the young Antonio's first lessons in composition were imparted by him. Mark's Basilica and noted early Baroque composer. The president of the association was Giovanni Legrenzi, the maestro di cappella at St. Giovanni Battista was one of the founders of the Sovvegno dei musicisti di Santa Cecilia, a sort of trade union for musicians and composers. His father, Giovanni Battista, a barber] before becoming a professional violinist, taught him to play violin and then toured Venice playing the violin with his young son. Vivaldi's official church baptism (at least, the rites which remained other than the actual baptism itself) did not take place until two months later. It is not known how the life of the infant was in danger, but the immediate baptism was most likely due to his poor health or to an earthquake that shook the city that day. He was baptized immediately at his home by the midwife. 5 Selected Performance ensembles specialising in VivaldiĪntonio Lucio Vivaldi was born in Venice, the capital of the Republic of Venice.4.1 Works published during his lifetime.
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