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Antonio Vivaldi

1678–1741 · 18th century

Antonio Vivaldi was a Venetian composer, violinist and priest, one of the leading composers of the Baroque. For much of his career he taught and wrote music for the girls' orchestra of the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. He composed hundreds of concertos, including The Four Seasons, as well as operas and sacred music, and his concerto form influenced Johann Sebastian Bach.

Antonio Vivaldi
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