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​​My first research topic is on Antonio Lucio Vivaldi What I already know....

Who: A famous classical music composer

What: Composed many classical pieces

Where: The Republic of Venice

Why: He was a famous composer who was a prodigious violinist

How: Since he loved music, he composed it.

What I want to know. (Research questions)

Who: Who inspired him? Giovanni Battista, his father taught Vivaldi how to play the violin when Vivaldi was young. Vivaldi's musical talent was quickly realized and he quickly went on tour. Karl Heller, //Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice// (Hong Kong: Amadeus Press, 1997), 41.

What: What was his most well-known piece? "The Four Seasons" is one of the most popular pieces by Vivaldi, and maybe even in the Baroque period. The piece speaks for itself and is divided into 4 sections: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Where: Where was the place where he performed the most? Most of Vivaldi's pieces were born in the Ospedale della Pieta, which was a orphanage. It's name in English was the "Devout Hospital of Mercy". Karl Heller, //Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice// (Hong Kong: Amadeus Press, 1997), 51.

When: When was his most well-known piece created? As previously stated, "The Four Seasons" was the most popular piece by Vivaldi. "The Four Seasons" was first published in 1725 as a part of a 12-part concerti. Although published in 1725, it was created in 1723. []

Why: Why did he become a conductor? Vivaldi was raised in an orphanage and learned to master the violin. From there, He realized his passion for music and wanted to conduct and compose many pieces. H.C. Robbins Landon, V//ivaldi: Voice of the Baroque// (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1991), 49.

How: How did he come to find inspiration? //As previously stated, Vivaldi's father, Giovanni Battista, who is his father, taught Vivaldi how to play the violin when he was young, and Vivaldi found his inspiration. Karl Heller, Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice (Hong Kong: Amadeus Press, 1997), 41 .//

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My research strategy.

Who: I will ask people people on Yahoo Answers

What: I will use the internet

Where:I will use the CTMS library

When: In this class

How: I will find out about Vivaldi and hopefully, contribute to the Citizendium.

Key words I will be using: Vivaldi, Baroque period, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

This looks great so far. Your topic would be perfect to use library books and databases--see Mrs. Brem.

I know you were working on this, but I don't see any progress here. (?) --Mrs. Brem

Also known as the “Red Priest” or //Il Preste Rosso//, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was as well-known composer in the Baroque period of music. “The Four Seasons” which is arguably one of the greatest musical pieces in the Baroque period was is greatest piece. As a child, Vivaldi trained for priesthood, but quit because of various medical problems such as chest pains, angina pectoris, and asthmatic bronchitis. These medical problems prevented Vivaldi from preaching Mass. After he left training for priesthood, his father, a professional violinist who played at St. Marks taught Antonio Vivaldi to play the violin. Soon Vivaldi realized that he was a violin virtuoso and was named a master of violin at a girl’s orphanage. There at Pietà, a girls’ orphanage, Vivaldi taught and played the violin, as well as composing many musical pieces. As previously stated, Vivaldi produced quantities of musical pieces, but “The Four Seasons” was the most popular and the musical composition that made him famous. Very straightforward, this piece is divided into four sections, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Each season is also divided into three movements. “The Four Seasons” was first published in Amsterdam in 1725. Each movement has its own description and depicts the season very thoroughly through the art of music

[1] Student Research Center - powered by EBSCOhost: Vivaldi, Antonio." //EBSCOhost//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. [2]  Antonio Vivaldi: a detailed informative biography." //baroque music page: biogs, pictures, music samples//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.baroquemusic.org

[3] Boynick, Matt. "Antonio Vivaldi." //ppbWiki: Main, HomePage browse//. The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, 1 Feb. 1996. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/vivaldi.html

[4] Student Research Center - powered by EBSCOhost: Vivaldi, Antonio." //EBSCOhost//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=4&hid=17&sid=17ae757a-a84a-400c-8bde-28cf43acdfbc%40sessionmgr13&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU%3d#db=ulh&AN=39038875

[5] Grasmeier, John Grasmeier. "Vivaldi's Four Seasons." //Angelqueen Traditional Catholic News, Resources, Discussion and Information Portal//. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://angelqueen.org/articles

Mrs. Cato (or Mrs. Brem) I have successfully posted my article on Citizendium. It is called "Antonio Lucio Vivladi".