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Vivaldi's Four Seasons
By CELENZA, Anna Harwell
- ISBN
- 978-1-57091-637-3 978-1-60734-462-9
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–5—It is a fact that Vivaldi taught and composed music for a Venetian girls' orphanage that had a renowned student orchestra. It is speculation that he wrote The Four Seasons especially for the girls of the Ospedale della Pietá, but it makes a nice story. The bumpy relationship between the teacher and the school board lends the story tension, while the stud...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Priest Antonio Vivaldi teaches music to orphans in eighteenth-century Venice. When the orphanage's governors send him away, he remains i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
