In the same year as his ordination he was appointed violin master at the Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian convent for orphaned or illegitimate girls.

He trained for the priesthood and was ordained in 1703. Vivaldi’s concertos became a model for his contemporaries, and the form was soon one of the most important in eighteenth century Europe. He introduced a range of new styles and techniques to string playing and consolidated one of its most important genres, the concerto. But his most important achievement was in his music for strings. He ignited transformations in music for the church, the opera house and the concert hall. The eighth notes require a fast bow stroke that releases bow pressure at the end of each note.Antonio Vivaldi’s (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) influence on the development of Baroque music was immense. A full ringing detache stroke in the upper half should be used for the sixteenth note passages in the outer movements. This Concerto may be the first work a student learns that requires frequent shifting between first, second, and third position. Rhythms: Eighth Notes, Sixteenth Notes, Thirty Second Notes, Dotting Rhythms The Vivaldi Concerto in A minor can be introduced after the completion of Volume 4 of the Sassmannshaus Tradition Early Start on the Violin. His most popular work is the collection of four violin concertos entitled The Four Seasons. For most of his life, he was the violin teacher at the girls' orphanage, Ospedale della Pieta, in his native Venice. He wrote over 500 instrumental concertos as well as many sacred works and operas. The concerto volumes forman ideal continuation of this method and can be used in parallel fromvolume three onwards.Īntonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), an ordained priest, was one of the most prolific baroque composers. The series is edited by KurtSassmannshaus, the internationally renowned violin teacher andco-author of the Sassmannshaus violin method. The editions include a solo violin part and a pianoreduction for the accompanist. This series comprises the most popular beginner concertos forviolinists.

Vivaldi concerto in a minor