Vivaldi created an abundance of music over his years. At the time that Vivaldi made and played his music, he composed it with only a violin, string instruments and harpsichord. In his era, the more common instruments were woodwind, brass and percussion. Schwarm (2016), looked upon his music as “Light, Bright, and cheerful.” His most famous piece was and still is “Four Seasons”. According to Schwarm, (2016) Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is “The Contest Between Harmony and Invention”. Because of his amazing skill to compose music, he composed 456 concertos, 221 of which were for solo violin and orchestra. That is a little more than half of the total pieces he wrote. Over three decades, he composed almost all of his 825 pieces. He started composing around the age of 20. Vivaldi was a violinist himself and got the talent from his father, who was his first …show more content…
One of the main dilemmas was not being able to raise enough money to pay for his operas. "Given the high cost of such an undertaking and the tough competition among composers to have their work produced, it is no wonder Vivaldi ended up in disputes.” “62 years old, tired and out of money” (Arts Alive, n.d) Even though the lack of funding almost stopped him from performing his operas, he persevered through and was able to put on many operas in his lifetime. He not only faced professional problems, he also had problems at home. He was not always able to pay for his home or everyday needs. This caused him to use thinking flexibly to find ways to make money. He did make some extra money by working in a school as a musical