Classical Composers #2 Vivaldi LbNA #32699 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jul 7, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Elgin |
| County: | Kane |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 2 |
| Planted by: | The Last Unicorn  |
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| Found by: | tat2bob and kimberly (2) |
| Last found: | Apr 3, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFam |
| Last edited: | Jul 7, 2007 |
Burnidge Nature Trails
Coombs Road, Elgin, IL 60124
On Route 20 going west past Randall Road, turn right (north) onto Coombs Road. Turn right into Burnidge Nature Trails.
Length: 30 minutes
Both boxes are now missing.
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Born March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy
Died July 27 or 28, 1741 in Vienna, Austria
Vivaldi was born premature and suffered from a disease that left him breathless and weak whenever he exerted himself. He had to remain indoors and filled the hours by learning to play music. His favorite place to practice the violin was his father’s barbershop. At 10, he became the youngest member of the St. Mark’s orchestra. When he was 12, Vivaldi wrote his first piece of music, a vocal piece for the church. For 3 years, he and his father played duets at local theaters and church festivals.
Even though he was very talented, he was expected to become a priest. His education would be free and it would bring respect and a steady income to his family. He studied at the local parishes so he could still pursue his musical career. At 25, he became a priest. His first job was as a violin teacher at an orphanage for girls. He also had to write two concertos each month for the girls to perform. The all-girl orchestra was famous and drew huge crowds for their performances. Outside the orphanage, he toured in support of his own playing and composing.
He had thick, curly red hair. More people knew him by his nickname, the Red Priest, than by his real name. He didn’t agonize over his work, was deferential to those in authority and didn’t get in trouble.
Vivaldi’s concerto form came to define the concerto as it is known today. His concerto contained 3 movements: an initial fast paced movement, followed by a slow movement and the third movement returns to the fast pace. The concerto features a soloist with the orchestra and contains passages that allow the soloist to show off his or her skill.
Vivaldi was no longer popular in Venice so in 1740 he moved to Vienna, Austria. Ill and poor, he died the next year and was buried in a pauper’s grave. After his death, his music was forgotten for 200 years. In 1926, volumes containing the first half of his music were found and the second half was found in 1930. In 1939, the Vivaldi collection was catalogued and his music could now be played once again. Vivaldi is most famous for his 400 concertos, including the Four Seasons.
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Follow the road for about .4 miles. Turn right then left into the parking lot. There is a shelter and bathrooms there. There are joggers, bicyclist and occasionally horses on the trails.
Box 1 Vivaldi:
Walk on the paved trail (road) with the barricade blocking cars. Take the right path when it splits. Walk past the marsh to a small parking lot. Walk to the end of the parking lot. Turn right and take the trail into the woods. When the path splits, take the left path. You go over a small hill and there is a rock and tree roots in the path. Continue on the path for 50 steps. There is a log on the left of the path. Look in the right end for the box covered by leaves and a piece of wood.
Box 2 Venice: Missing
Continue on the path. You will come down a hill and must turn. Turn right and walk 17 steps. On the left of the path, there’s a log lying in a notch in a tree. The box is behind the log on the ground covered by bark.
When you are done, you can explore further or go back the way you came. When you get back to the small parking lot, you can turn right and take the paved path back to your car.
Coombs Road, Elgin, IL 60124
On Route 20 going west past Randall Road, turn right (north) onto Coombs Road. Turn right into Burnidge Nature Trails.
Length: 30 minutes
Both boxes are now missing.
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Born March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy
Died July 27 or 28, 1741 in Vienna, Austria
Vivaldi was born premature and suffered from a disease that left him breathless and weak whenever he exerted himself. He had to remain indoors and filled the hours by learning to play music. His favorite place to practice the violin was his father’s barbershop. At 10, he became the youngest member of the St. Mark’s orchestra. When he was 12, Vivaldi wrote his first piece of music, a vocal piece for the church. For 3 years, he and his father played duets at local theaters and church festivals.
Even though he was very talented, he was expected to become a priest. His education would be free and it would bring respect and a steady income to his family. He studied at the local parishes so he could still pursue his musical career. At 25, he became a priest. His first job was as a violin teacher at an orphanage for girls. He also had to write two concertos each month for the girls to perform. The all-girl orchestra was famous and drew huge crowds for their performances. Outside the orphanage, he toured in support of his own playing and composing.
He had thick, curly red hair. More people knew him by his nickname, the Red Priest, than by his real name. He didn’t agonize over his work, was deferential to those in authority and didn’t get in trouble.
Vivaldi’s concerto form came to define the concerto as it is known today. His concerto contained 3 movements: an initial fast paced movement, followed by a slow movement and the third movement returns to the fast pace. The concerto features a soloist with the orchestra and contains passages that allow the soloist to show off his or her skill.
Vivaldi was no longer popular in Venice so in 1740 he moved to Vienna, Austria. Ill and poor, he died the next year and was buried in a pauper’s grave. After his death, his music was forgotten for 200 years. In 1926, volumes containing the first half of his music were found and the second half was found in 1930. In 1939, the Vivaldi collection was catalogued and his music could now be played once again. Vivaldi is most famous for his 400 concertos, including the Four Seasons.
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Follow the road for about .4 miles. Turn right then left into the parking lot. There is a shelter and bathrooms there. There are joggers, bicyclist and occasionally horses on the trails.
Box 1 Vivaldi:
Walk on the paved trail (road) with the barricade blocking cars. Take the right path when it splits. Walk past the marsh to a small parking lot. Walk to the end of the parking lot. Turn right and take the trail into the woods. When the path splits, take the left path. You go over a small hill and there is a rock and tree roots in the path. Continue on the path for 50 steps. There is a log on the left of the path. Look in the right end for the box covered by leaves and a piece of wood.
Box 2 Venice: Missing
Continue on the path. You will come down a hill and must turn. Turn right and walk 17 steps. On the left of the path, there’s a log lying in a notch in a tree. The box is behind the log on the ground covered by bark.
When you are done, you can explore further or go back the way you came. When you get back to the small parking lot, you can turn right and take the paved path back to your car.