Composer Antonio Vivaldi - Essay Example

I chose Antonio Vivaldi as the composer to write about because I love his violin concert entitled The Four Seasons.  I am not really into classical music but I make an exception for Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.  This particular violin work of Vivaldi is so beautiful and sounded contemporary had been made a soundtrack of the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003).   There are few records about Vivaldi’s personality but his contemporaries describe him as boastful. In modern language, Antonio Vivaldi’s personality can be described as cocky because of his ability to compose music swiftly (musicandbiology.blogspot.com, nd).   He was also volatile whose personality could be compared to a modern-day manic-depressive person.  He was however admired by people around for his talent, zest, and enthusiasm for music (Orlando, 2008). Vivaldi was also a religious man being ordained as a priest.  This was attested by Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni who vividly described his first meeting with Antonio Vivaldi in 1735.  When he arrived to meet Vivaldi, he found him in a meditational reading and was clutching his missal during his interview.  In addition, many of his compositions were dedicated to the Virgin Mary attesting to his religiosity.   Read More