A Novel of Vivaldi’s Venice. The term is commonly used in Venice instead of the word palazzo. Cadenza Complex and difficult solo, either written or improvised, inserted usually at the end of a piece of music to showcase a musician’s skill.

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Corona’s richly historical novel imagines the lives of two sisters born in eighteenth-century Venice and left on the . A window into the life of Vivaldi and 18th C Venice as well as the challenges of being a first rate musician.

Corona’s richly historical novel imagines the lives of two sisters born in eighteenth-century Venice and left on the steps of the Ospedale della Pietà, a foundling hospital and musical academy. Each sister develops a breathtaking musical ability-the younger, more vibrant Chiaretta becomes a beautiful soloist; the elder, quieter Maddalena is a master of the violin. Not especially strong on character development, but covers setting well.

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Laurel Corona's The Four Seasons is a poignant tale of two sisters, layered exquisitely over the exotic world of brilliant priest/composer Vivaldi and his 18th-century Venice. The result: a vibrant crescendo of hearts and history. -Karen Harper, author of The Last Boleyn and The First Princess of Wales. I've never been to Venice, played a violin, or for that matter carried a tune, but after reading The Four Seasons I feel that I've experienced all three, and through them come to a better understanding of the many forms love takes. Brava, Laurel Corona.

The Four Seasons is a rich, literary imagination of the world of 18th-century Venice and the lives and loves of two extraordinary women

The Four Seasons is a rich, literary imagination of the world of 18th-century Venice and the lives and loves of two extraordinary women. Laurel Corona is the author of twenty plus grade-school books and a professor of English at San Diego City College. She was a Charter Fellow at the San Diego Area Writing Project. She has a BA from University of California and an MA from University of Chicago and received her PhD from University of California.

Laurel Corona's "The Four Seasons" tells the story of two orphaned girls who are brought up in a cloistered girls only home/school in 18th century Venice. Love Venice and Vivaldi, but was extremely disappointed in the book. The specialty of the school is music-and when Vivaldi, the great 18th Century composer-shows up at the school and recognizes the girls' talents, their worlds are turned upside down. The novel follows the girls for almost 40 years as their lives change and intersect with Vivaldi's. Corona's story is interesting, but underdeveloped. I had hoped the book focused on Vivaldi and on di coro del Pieta, but instead it focused on two orphaned sisters, Maddalena and Chiaretta.

The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi's Venice. In glittering 18th-century Venice, music and love are prized above all else-and for two sisters coming of age, the city's passions blend in intoxicating ways

The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi's Venice. In glittering 18th-century Venice, music and love are prized above all else-and for two sisters coming of age, the city's passions blend in intoxicating ways. Chiaretta and Maddalena are as different as night and day. The two sisters were abandoned as babies on the steps of the Ospedale della Pietß, Venice's world-famous foundling hospital and musical academy. High-spirited and rebellious, Chiaretta marries into a great aristocratic Venetian family and eventually becomes one of the most powerful women in Venice.

He composed "The Four Season cycle at this time as a part of a collection entitled Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, his Opus 8. .I am a great fan of Vivaldi and his music and times. It will be interesting to read this book. From Anne Horvath Posted via 9. 2.

He composed "The Four Season cycle at this time as a part of a collection entitled Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, his Opus 8, published in Amsterdam by Le Cène in 1725. Charles VI was one of his greatest admirers (Vivaldi dedicated La Cetra, Op. 9 to Charles in 1727), who, in 1728, knighted the composer. 139 on November 7, 2008 at 12:18 AM.

Laurel Corona's THE FOUR SEASONS presents a portrait of the lives of two different sisters.