The Red Priest

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The Red Priest is the famous Italian Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist Antonio Vivaldi, renowned for works such as "The Four Seasons."

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The Red Priest canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
priest ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1740s ⓘ
activeYearsStart early 1700s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Il Prete Rosso ⓘ
birthDate 1678-03-04 ⓘ
birthPlace Republic of Venice ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice ⓘ
deathDate 1741-07-28 ⓘ
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
educatedAt St Mark's Basilica (choir school) ⓘ
linked to: St Mark's Basilica
employer Ospedale della Pietà ⓘ
fullName Antonio Lucio Vivaldi ⓘ
linked to: Antonio Vivaldi
genre chamber music ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
opera ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
hairColor red ⓘ
influenced Georg Philipp Telemann ⓘ
Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
later concerto composers ⓘ
instrument violin ⓘ
movement Baroque music ⓘ
notableWork Gloria in D major, RV 589 ⓘ
Juditha triumphans ⓘ
L'estro armonico ⓘ
La stravaganza ⓘ
Orlando furioso ⓘ
Stabat Mater, RV 621 ⓘ
The Four Seasons ⓘ
numberOfConcertosComposed over 500 ⓘ
numberOfViolinConcertosComposed around 230 ⓘ
occupation Catholic priest ⓘ
composer ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
positionHeld maestro de' concerti at the Ospedale della Pietà ⓘ
maestro di cappella ⓘ
maestro di violino at the Ospedale della Pietà ⓘ
reasonForNickname Catholic priest with red hair ⓘ
refersTo Antonio Vivaldi ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
styleCharacteristic use of ritornello form in concertos ⓘ
vivid musical depiction of seasons and natural phenomena ⓘ

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Antonio Vivaldi → nickname → The Red Priest ⓘ
Il Prete Rosso → meaning → The Red Priest ⓘ