Antonio Vivaldi
1678–1741 · Baroque (before 1750) · 2 melodies
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was a composer and violinist from Venice, best known for The Four Seasons. Melodies you can play here: Spring (The Four Seasons), Winter (The Four Seasons).
The Four Seasons (published 1725) are four violin concertos that paint spring, summer, autumn and winter in sound. He taught music for many years at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice and wrote hundreds of concertos.