Antonio Vivaldi, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, opera impresario, and Catholic priest. Born in Venice, he is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe. He composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons.

“Juditha Triumphans”

By Antonio Vivaldi|2023-10-15T13:45:59-05:00March 3rd, 2022|Categories: Antonio Vivaldi, Audio/Video, Music|

Based on the Biblical tale of the young Israelite woman who cuts off the head of the barbarian invader Holofernes, Antonio Vivaldi’s sole surviving oratorio, "Juditha Triumphans," was written to celebrate the 1716 victory of the Republic of Venice over the Turks. "Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie" (Judith triumphant over the barbarians of Holofernes), RV 644, is an oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi, the only [...]

“The Just Shall Be Remembered Forever”

By Antonio Vivaldi|2021-03-03T16:13:22-06:00November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Antonio Vivaldi, Audio/Video, Catholicism, Music|

Antonio Vivaldi's Beatus Vir, RV 597, is a setting of Psalm 111 of the Latin Vulgate. The title of the piece comes from the first words of the Psalm ("Blessed be the man"), and the ninth movement of the work sets the words, "In memoria aeterna erit iustus, ab auditione mala non timebit" ("The just [...]