Bond antonio vivaldi biography

Antonio Vivaldi was a virtuoso violinist, a virtuoso composer � at least in terms of quantity � and a virtuoso teacher, as clearly evidenced by the level of competence attained by his pupils.

A Venetian all his life, travelling but always returning, Vivaldi epitomizes Italian Baroque Music like no other composer.

But first, let us look briefly at Vivaldi's home City-State.

Situated on 120 islands formed by 177 canals in the lagoon between the mouths of the Po and Piave rivers at the northern extremity of the Adriatic Sea, Venice became known as the �Queen of the Adriatic� reflecting its historic role as a naval power and commercial centre.

The Crusades and the resulting development of trade with Asia and the Middle East led to the establishment of Venice as the greatest commercial centre for trade with the East and politically the strongest European power in the Mediterranean region.

Governed effectively by its wealthy merchants with a focus on trade, Venice