9/22/2023 0 Comments Gloria vivaldi![]() ![]() ![]() Vivaldi’s all-women orchestras and choirs were legendary sensations, but the girls needed to be protected from noblemen and travellers to the city. But Venetians and their visitors still wanted to be entertained. Despite a licentious reputation, the opera houses were required to close for all important religious festivals and Saint’s Days. Venice in the early 18th century was the pleasure centre of Europe, and a visit to the opera was part of the court and social life of the city. The Gloria in D is probably one of his best known sacred works, but it also reflects Vivaldi’s other skill as an opera composer, which he regarded as a distraction from his day job at the Pieta. Despite being ordained as a priest in 1703, Vivaldi was appointed the violin master at the Ospedale and his association with the music school lasted until 1740, by which time his reputation in Europe had been secured thanks largely to the wonderful performances of the girls he instructed. These ‘orphans’ were usually the illegitimate daughters of the city’s wealthy noblemen and their numerous mistresses, which explains the generous endowments that meant the girls were well cared for and given the best musical tuition available. Please look at Problems with Windows Media Player, and then use the "Back" button to return to this Midi File page.Įverett-Oxford or Malipiero-Ricordi versionĪnd if something doesn't work properly, please let me know (see the " Comments" section of my Homepage).I wanted to imagine myself in the place where some of Vivaldi’s most glorious music was performed by the young women who were taken in as orphans by the Ospedale, one of four important Venetian orphanages which placed a special emphasis on teaching music. Here are the available Midi Files for this Work:-Įither your browser does not support inline frames or it is currently configured not to display inline frames. ![]() There is an excellent performance of this Work by the John Alldis Choir, under Vittorio Negri, on YouTube starting here. The Martens Files are further amended by the addition of added bars as shown in the Martens score plus consequential changes. These Midi Files were originally keyed in using the Everett-Oxford edition, and can be used both with that score and with the Malipiero-Ricordi score the Casella-Ricordi Files are amended versions of them, using essentially the same piano reduction but with the vocal parts appropriately modified. If I interpret his Preface aright, this is the Casella version with a dozen or so originally-excised bars put back in again. There is also a more recent Waltons Music version edited by Mason Martens. The Casella version is somewhat different, having fewer bars (measures) in several of the pieces, as well as a number of significant vocal and accompaniment note changes (though for the most part its accompaniment is much like the Malipiero one). The Malipiero and Everett versions are quite similar - they differ mainly in the piano reduction accompaniment. Three common ones are the Casella-edited Ricordi score, the Malipiero-edited Ricordi score, and the Everett-edited Oxford score. There are numerous versions of printed scores for Vivaldi's Gloria. Gloria Files "cleaned" Aug/11 and re-cleaned Jan/14 Antonio Vivaldi Gloria - RV 589 ![]()
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