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Vivaldi H. C. Robbins Landon

Vivaldi By H. C. Robbins Landon

Vivaldi by H. C. Robbins Landon


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A biography of Antonio Vivaldi. As well as containing the translations of every known document that sheds light on the composer's career, this book attempts to unravel the riddle of Vivaldi's identity and extraordinary gift.

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Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque by H. C. Robbins Landon

There is no mistaking the Vivaldi sound - what Professor Robbins Landon calls a wiry, nervous sound, with that concentration of rhythmic designs which, once experienced, is literally unforgettable. Even those who have never listened to another piece of classical music know The Four Seasons. Vivaldi's music is deeply personal and sharply characterized; the man behind it is fascinating - a Catholic priest who gave up celebrating Mass almost as soon as he was ordained and who shared his house with an attractive soprano; a lifelong invalid who could travel all over Europe when it suited him; a dazzling violin virtuoso whose compositions captivated Venice but who died poor and forgotten in Vienna. New compositions by Vivaldi are still being brought to light, as are letters and documents connected with his life. In this newly researched biography, H.C. Robbins Landon brings his expertise to bear on Vivaldi. Every document that sheds light on the composer's career is translated complete. The book's strength, is in Professor Robbins Landon's integration of analysis and biography, using each to illuminate the other and unravel the riddle of Vivaldi's identity and extraordinary gift. H.C. Robbins Landon, is one of the world's leading musicologists. He is the author of Haydn: Chronicle and Works, Mozart and Vienna, 1791: Mozart's Last Year, Mozart and the Masons and Beethoven: His Life, Work and World; and editor of The Mozart Compendium, all from Thames and Hudson.

Table of Contents

Prologue; priest and music master; a career in opera; L'Estro Armonico; violin wizard; The Four Seasons; Venice, Mantua and Rome; the church music; patrons, travels and the Giraud sisters; Vivaldi and the Emperor Charles VI; Goldoni and Vivaldi; troubles in Ferrara; the last journey: death in Vienna. Appendix I: Vivaldi's opera productions. Appendix II: Vivaldian Ritornello form. Appendix III: Bach's arrangements. Appendix IV: Vivaldi's published collections. Appendix V: Kolneder on the Uffenbach Cadenza. Appendix VI: Vivaldi's church music; Vivaldi, periodicals and reports; Notes.

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GOR002336896
9780500015766
0500015767
Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque by H. C. Robbins Landon
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
19931018
208
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