ML410.V82H4413 1997 780′.92- dc20 96–6730 CIP MNĬontents Preface to the English Translation Preface to the German Edition Chapter One The Rediscovery of an “Almost Entirely Forgotten Italian Composer” Chapter Two “The Glorious Venetian Republic” – the Historical and Musical Setting of Vivaldi’s Venice Chapter Three Vivaldi’s Training as Priest and His Appointment as Musico di Violino Professore Veneto Chapter Four From Maestro di Violino to Maestro de’ Concerti: Vivaldi’s First Years at the Ospedale della Pietà (1703–1717) Chapter Five “Having Composed Ninety-Four Operas” – Vivaldi as Opera Composer and Impresario (1713–1739) Chapter Six “In moltissime città d’Europa” – A Diversity of Activities During the Years of Artistic Maturity (1718–1731) Chapter Seven “Per l’orchestra di Dresda” – Vivaldi and Court Musical Performance in Dresden Chapter Eight “Old Vivaldi or the Prete Rosso” – The Composer’s Last Decade (1732–1741) Chapter Nine “A Completely New Variety of Musical Pieces for the Time” – Vivaldi’s Achievement and Place in the History of Music Appendix Selected Letters by and to Vivaldi Abbreviations Notes Chronology of Important Dates in Vivaldi’s Life Includes bibliographical references and index. Antonio Vivaldi : the red priest of Venice / by Karl Heller translated from the German by David Marinelli. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heller, Karl, Dr.

Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204, U.S.A. Printed in Hong Kong AMADEUS PRESS The Haseltine Building 133 S.W. Translation of this book into English was made possible in part by a grant from the German government.Ĭopyright © Reclam–Verlag Leipzig 1991 English-language edition copyright © 1997 by Amadeus Press (an imprint of Timber Press, Inc.) All rights reserved. Jacket illustration Giovanni Antonio Canal (called Canaletto) (1697–1768), “The Riva Degli Schiavoni towards the East,” oil on canvas, the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida. Translated from the German by David MarinelliĪmadeus Press Reinhard G.

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