Antonio Vivaldi
(16781741)
Italian musician and priest
The church banished Antonio Vivaldi because his commitment to music and his disabling asthma made him unable to carry out his priestly duties. Fortunately, lifelong asthma did not interfere with his prolific musical genius.
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"The
Four Seasons, Spring, Concerto no. 1 in E", Antonio Vivaldi