Anotonio Vivaldi was from Italy. He was a composer of the Baroque period. He was also in the priesthood, preparing to be a priest, and a great church musician. Vivaldi's father was a barber and a talented violinist. Vivaldi spent most of his life as a ciolin teacher for an orphanage. Most of his music was composed for the children there. Among the best-known of his orchestrial concertos is Four Seasons (Spring). Also, Vivaldi was nicknamed "the red priest" because of his red hair.