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Antonio Vivaldi's rediscovery after World War II quickly led him from obscurity to his present renown as one of the most popular 18th-century composers. Heller's biography presents the important facets of his life, his works, and his influence on music history.
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Table of contents
- Preface to the English Translation
- Preface to the German Edition
- Chapter One The Rediscovery of an āAlmost Entirely Forgotten Italian Composerā
- Chapter Two āThe Glorious Venetian Republicāāthe Historical and Musical Setting of Vivaldiās Venice
- Chapter Three Vivaldiās Training as Priest and His Appointment as Musico di Violino Professore Veneto
- Chapter Four From Maestro di Violino to Maestro deā Concerti: Vivaldiās First Years at the Ospedale della PietĆ (1703ā1717)
- Chapter Five āHaving Composed Ninety-Four OperasāāVivaldi as Opera Composer and Impresario (1713ā1739)
- Chapter Six āIn moltissime cittĆ dāEuropaāāA Diversity of Activities During the Years of Artistic Maturity (1718ā1731)
- Chapter Seven āPer lāorchestra di DresdaāāVivaldi and Court Musical Performance in Dresden
- Chapter Eight āOld Vivaldi or the Prete RossoāāThe Composerās Last Decade (1732ā1741)
- Chapter Nine āA Completely New Variety of Musical Pieces for the TimeāāVivaldiās Achievement and Place in the History of Music
- Appendix Selected Letters by and to Vivaldi
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Chronology of Important Dates in Vivaldiās Life
- Chronological List of Vivaldiās Operas
- Vivaldi Works List
- Selected Bibliography
- Illustration Sources