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VIVALDI

MARC PINCHERLE

VIVALDI

Genius of the Baroque

Translated from the French

by Christopher Hatch

W • W • NORTON & COMPANY • INC • New York

FIRST EDITION

This work was published in French under the title

Vivaldi

Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 57–11245

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FOR THE PUBLISHERS BY VAIL-BALLOU PRESS, INC.

Contents

Foreword ............................................................................................................................. 9

I. Vivaldi: The Man and His Career ........................................................... 13

Vivaldi’s Musical Environment ................................................ 18

Vivaldi’s Career ........................................................................ 37

Vivaldi the Man ........................................................................ 57

II. Vivaldi’s Music: Style and Form ................................................................. 64

Themes, Rhythm, Dynamics .................................................... 69

The Orchestra in Vivaldi’s Time............................................... 79

Vivaldi as Violinist.................................................................... 88

Vivaldi’s Treatment of the Orchestra...................................... 100

The Instrumental Forms: Sinfonia, Concerto Grosso,

Solo Concerto ......................................................................... 128

The Concerto as Conceived by Vivaldi .................................. 141

Vivaldi the Symphonist........................................................... 167

The Descriptive Music............................................................ 182

The Operas and Sacred Works................................................ 200

III. Vivaldi’s Music: Influence and Reputation ...................................... 219

Influence in Italy..................................................................... 219

Bach and Vivaldi..................................................................... 224

Influence in Germany, France, and Other Lands.................... 244

Eclipse and Re-emergence...................................................... 258

Bibliography ....................................................................................................... 267

Index ....................................................................................................................... 269

Vivaldi - Genius of the Baroque (279).pdf