Antonio Vivaldi

Italy, 1703–1741

Venetian composer and violinist (1678-1741), an ordained priest known as the Red Priest. He wrote over 500 concertos, including The Four Seasons, and standardised the three-movement concerto form.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Antonio Vivaldi and 2 artists Antonio Vivaldi influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Antonio Vivaldi?

• Arcangelo Corelli — Corelli's concerto grosso model was the point of departure that Vivaldi transformed into the modern solo concerto.

Which artists did Antonio Vivaldi influence?

• Johann Sebastian Bach — Bach transcribed at least ten Vivaldi concertos for keyboard — his own concerto form was learned directly from these studies.
• Yngwie Malmsteen — The other baroque source Malmsteen names, and the one closest to what his arpeggio sequences actually do.