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Museo della Musica

#10 of 517 things to do in Venice

#70 of 6227 things to do in Italy

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Good for: Music passion, Rare musical instruments, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

  • Address
    • Campo San Maurizio 2761
  • Transport
    • Santa Maria del Giglio
  • Phone
    • 041 241 18 40
  • Hours
    • 9.30am-7.30pm daily

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Lonely Planet review for Museo della Musica

Housed in the restored neoclassical Chiesa di San Maurizio, this collection of rare and often very curious instruments spans the 17th to 19th centuries and is accompanied by informative panels on the life and times of Antonio Vivaldi. To hear how these instruments sound in action, check out the kiosk with a range of early-music CDs and ticket point for Interpreti Veneziani, who fund this museum and play museum-piece instruments with modern verve around the corner at San Vidal.

 

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    For the love of music

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    Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741), nicknamed il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest") because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe. Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin, as well as sacred choral works and over 40 operas. His best known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons.

    Many of his compositions were written for the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children where Vivaldi worked from 1703 to 1715 and from 1723 to 1740. Vivaldi also had some success with stagings of his operas in Venice, Mantua and Vienna. After meeting the Emperor Charles VI, Vivaldi moved to Vienna hoping for preferment. The Emperor died soon after Vivaldi's arrival, and the composer died a pauper, without a steady source of income.

    Though Vivaldi's music was well received during his lifetime, it later declined in popularity until its vigorous revival in the first half of the 20th century. Today, Vivaldi ranks among the most popular and widely recorded Baroque composers.

    I recommend a visit to the Museo della Musica (free admittance) if you want to see rare musical instruments, if you are a passionate of music, you are a musician, you want to learn a little bit about Vivaldi in a quick visit, as long as you show up between 09:30 and 19:00.

    Information, tel. +39 041 2770561, fax +39 041 2770593.

    Concerts start at 9.00pm.

    Good for: Music passion, Rare musical instruments, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

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