It is a power, not an obligation the only obligation a priest has is to say the Divine Office daily, which he did, as Goldoni attests. What people do not understand is that a priest is not obliged to say Mass daily.

Later, as we know, he had to give up saying Mass due to his illness. This also is a sign that he was a very serious and spiritual man who took his faith very seriously at this early age of his life. The musical images in this piece have clear associations in the composer's mind with individual Venetian locations, ranging from bustling street scenes to vaulted interiors, and describing the famous journey down the Grand Canal, past the Doge's Palace, to the Ospedale della Pietà where Vivaldi worked for so many years.Another thing worth noting is that when Vivaldi was studying for the priesthood, of all the candidates who took holy orders with him, in all of the seven passages to the priesthood, four minor orders and three major orders, he was the only one to finish in the 10-year period. However, it is the musical spirit of Vivaldi, a close contemporary of both Handel and Casanova, that inspired this music, which should be played with a mixture of accuracy and abandoned virtuosity. The score quotes freely from some of Vivaldi's most popular compositions, including 'Winter' from The Four Seasons, the motet Nisi Dominus, the famous Gloria and the fugue from the Concerto grosso in D minor found in L'Estro Armonico. His vast output of concerti grossi, using soloists in groups, inspired this composition and performers may choose appropriate stage positions for the various groupings of cornets and trombones, spaced around the performance area. The son of a violinist at San Marco in Venice, Vivaldi's musical pedigree was impeccable and an excellent start to his career was coupled with astounding energy and productivity. The CD is called 'RED PRIEST'.ĭuring his lifetime, Antonio Vivaldi was known as 'il Prete Rosso', the Red Priest, thanks to his youthful ordination and his flaming red hair. You can buy a CD recording of this work in the CD section of our site.

£74.95 Composer: Philip Wilby Categories: TEST PIECES (Major Works), 2023 Regional Test Pieces This is the CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION Test Piece for the 2023 Regional British Brass Band Championships

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