Venetian composer and violinist of the Baroque, a priest nicknamed the Red Priest for his red hair, who wrote hundreds of concertos. His four violin concertos 四季 (The Four Seasons) are among the best-known pieces of classical music.
Wéiwǎdí shì Bāluòkè shíqī zuì wěidà de zuòqǔjiā zhīyī.
Vivaldi is one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period.
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The usual mainland spelling is 维瓦尔第, whose 尔 carries the l of Vivaldi; 维瓦迪 is a shorter, rarer form, and Taiwan writes 韦瓦第. His nickname, the Red Priest, is 红发神父, 'the red-haired priest'.
