VIVALDI’S RING OF MYSTERY

1. It was Spring / Summer when the girl arrived in Venice.

2. “Venice is the __________________of the __________________!”

3. Name 2 things that were on sale: __________________and __________________

4. The girl’s name was Katarina / Katherine / Kayleen .

5. The city was celebrating Harvest / Carnival / Holiday .

6. The gondolier gave her a tiger / fox / lion mask.

7. Boats in Venice are called Gondolas. TRUE / FALSE

8. She was going to the School of the Pièta. That is a school for orphans / teenagers / criminals.

9. She felt excited and overjoyed during her tour of Venice. TRUE / FALSE

10. She could play what instrument? ______________________

11. Instead of roads, Venice had highways / canals / bridges .

12. How did she feel as she entered the Pièta? __________________

13. The composer, Antonio / Tony / Anthony Vivaldi, had __________ hair.

14. Her parents left her at the convent with only a necklace / bracelet / ring.

15. Circle the instruments that are mentioned:

violin piano trombone clarinet guitar timpani organ viola piccolino oboe flute bassoon

16. The important guest is a King / Duke / Prince.

17. Who does he hope to find? __________________

18. Antonio Stradivarius was a famous __________________ maker.

19. Inside the violin was a picture of a _______________ and the words of a _______________ .

20. When the violin broke, K asked Giovanni for help. TRUE / FALSE

21. The violin maker’s shop is in St. Mark’s Square under the ____________ tower .

22. Venice is built on bricks / planks / stilts.

23. If someone liked you, they would throw rotten eggs at you. TRUE / FALSE
24. Vivaldi turns the quarrel into a/an opera / oratorio / concerto.

25. The man who stole the violin left a _______________ with the seal of a nightingale .

26. On the way to the Isle of the Dead, K feels __________________ .

27. When they get there they hear a nightingale / cuckoo / raven.

28. They rushed back because a __________________ was brewing.

29. Vivaldi became a doctor / priest / lawyer because he enjoyed listening to the

radio / choir / orchestra and looking at the paintings / people / instruments in church.

30. He began to write music: (circle 3)

Concertos Motets Symphonies Sonatas Cantatas Operas

31. The people had come to hear the latest music composed by Vivaldi. TRUE / FALSE

32. The Duke’s violin was played by Giovanni. TRUE / FALSE

33. The Duke had a __________________ beard and __________________ eyes.

34. Who was the stranger? __________________

35. There was a baby boy / girl in the basket on the doorstep.