Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice

by Karl Heller

Overview

(Amadeus). 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574670158
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2003
Series:	Amadeus
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	364
Sales rank:	673,108
Product dimensions:	7.45(w) x 9.35(h) x 0.91(d)
Lexile:	1520L (what's this?)

About the Author

Karl Heller is professor of historical musicology at the University of Rostock in Germany. His work has centered primarily on Vivaldi and Bach.

Editorial Reviews

Partially revised from the original 1991 German-language version, this minutely detailed biographical and analytical study of Vivaldi's life and works by Heller (historical musicology, Univ. of Rostock, Germany) is not easy to read. Inessential details abound, and the writing is plodding and pedantic. Vivaldi wrote an enormous amount of music, and the author attempts to say something about nearly all of it, perhaps one of the problems. Still, it is useful to have all the facts in one place. For larger music collections.Timothy J. McGee, Univ. of Toronto

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