Instead, unwanted infants were deposited at orphanages via the scaffetta, which was an opening just large enough to fit a newborn. It was common- even acceptable-for Venetian aristocrats to keep mistresses, but the children of these relationships could not be brought up in the marital home. Venetian orphanages were not the squalid workhouses we know from Victorian literature. However, he became highly skilled as a violinist and composer, and in 1703 he took the position of violin master at a local orphanage, the Devout Hospital of Mercy (Italian: Ospedale della Pietà note that Hospital at this time does not indicate a center for medical care). He initially trained as a Catholic priest, but ill health prevented him from performing many of his duties. Vivaldi spent his life in the city of Venice, which at the time was a wealthy and independent Republic. Vivaldi's concertos were mostly written to be performed by girls. The Baroque concerto that is characterized by a solo instrument and orchestra is the: Solo concerto. The solo instrument featured in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is the: Violin. Which term best describes the larger group performing a concerto? Ripieno. Which composer wrote music for the Conservatorio dell'Ospedale della Pietà? Vivaldi. Vivaldi was initially hired by the Pietà as an instructor of which instrument? Violin. The middle movement of a Baroque concerto was typically set in a fast tempo. How does Vivaldi evoke the image of a thunder-and-lightning storm in the first movement of the Spring concerto? With repeated notes and fast ascending scales. The standard Baroque concerto has three movements. Vivaldi is famous for writing instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words, a style called: Program music. Which Baroque composer was known as the "red priest"? Antonio Vivaldi. The title of the concerto genre is derived from the Latin verb_, meaning "to contend with." Concertare.
A multi-movement form based on the opposition of one player against a larger group is a(n): Solo concerto. What is the unifying procedure in the first movement of the Spring concerto? Ritornello. Which Baroque composer wrote over 200 solo concertos for violin? Antonino Vivaldi. The oboe was the most featured instrument in the Baroque concerto.
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