Antonio Vivaldi NewsNews about Antonio Vivaldi continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Children get visit from one of Baroque period's most famous composers- January 27, 2008 "It's amazing all the garbage they're exposed to" Antonio Vivaldi leaned in front of his 18th-century harpsichord yesterday and explained to a group of young music lovers at the Bush-Holley Historic Site that, unlike the 21st-century noise they are used to, music wasn't loud in his era.Dressed in period costume, Vivaldi's fingers flittered over the keys, which caused the accompanying strings to be plucked like a harp. That is unlike a piano, which uses a hammer-like action to strike a string,..http://www.topix.net/who/antonio-vivaldi/2008/01/children-get-visit-from-one-of-baroque-pe... Antonio Vivaldi- January 23, 2008 Born: March 4, 1678. Venice, Italy Died: July 28, 1741. Vienna, Austria Winter from The Four Seasons, ;page 169 in your binder Piece with narration by Mr. via Lewis Elementary Schoolhttp://www.topix.net/who/antonio-vivaldi/2008/01/antonio-vivaldi?fromrss=1 Music to their ears: NBSO program gives 12,000 children a classical start to their school day- January 15, 2008 "It's an easy but extensive program" If music can soothe the savage breast, as the old saying goes, and is scientifically proven to help plants grow healthier, imagine what a daily dose of it might do for schoolchildren. via SouthCoastToday.comhttp://www.topix.net/who/antonio-vivaldi/2008/01/music-to-their-ears-nbso-program-gives-12... |