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Soon afterwards, Vivaldi became impoverished and died during the night of 27/28 July 1741, aged 63, of "internal infection", in a house owned by the widow of a Viennese saddlemaker. On 28 July, Vivaldi was buried in a simple grave in a burial ground that was owned by the public hospital fund.
May 20, 2024 · Last Updated: May 20, 2024 • Article History. Antonio Vivaldi. In full: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi. Born: March 4, 1678, Venice, Republic of Venice [Italy] Died: July 28, 1741, Vienna, Austria (aged 63) Notable Works:
Apr 2, 2014 · He found himself without a prominent patron following the death of Charles VI, however, and died in poverty in Vienna on July 28, 1741. He was buried in a simple grave after a funeral service...
May 26, 2023 · Antonio Vivaldi died of unknown causes in Vienna on 28 July 1741. The composer had only been in the city for a month, and the purpose of his visit is unclear; he may have been accompanying his lover Anna while she performed in an opera there. Reportedly penniless, Vivaldi was buried in a simple grave in Vienna.
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Jun 18, 2021 · by Ray Setterfield. July 28, 1741 — Italian composer Antonio Lucio Vivaldi died on this day. Lovers of Baroque music came to regard July 28 as a black day because the other master of the form, Johann Sebastian Bach, departed precisely nine years later – on July 28, 1750.
Antonio Vivaldi, (born March 4, 1678, Venice, Republic of Venice—died July 28, 1741, Vienna, Austria), Italian composer. He was taught violin by his father.
Jun 8, 2018 · His efforts met with limited success, and he died on 28 July 1741, receiving a pauper's funeral at Vienna's Cathedral of St. Stephen. Vivaldi was extraordinarily prolific, producing over five hundred concertos for almost every combination of instruments, solo and trio sonatas, instrumental sinfonias, and an impressive body of sacred music ...
