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Francesco Geminiani
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Italian composer and violinist
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Francesco Xaverio Geminiani was an Italian composer, musicologist, music theorist, and concertmaster who played the violin. Born in Lucca in 1687, he was a citizen of the Republic of Lucca and later the Kingdom of Great Britain. His career began in 1716, and he composed within the Baroque music movement. He spoke and wrote in Italian and English.
Geminiani studied under Carlo Ambrogio Lonati, Arcangelo Corelli, and Alessandro Scarlatti. His students included Charles Avison, Matthew Dubourg, and Bernhard Joachim Hagen. He died in Dublin in 1762. His works have been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1687
- Active to
- 1762
Discography
- 12 Concerti Grossi after Corelli op. 51970
- Concerti Grossi Op. 2, 3 & 41981
- Geminiani: The Enchanted Forest / Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins1988
- La Folia and Other Concertos and Sonatas1988
- 6 Concerti Grossi1990
- Concerti Grossi1992
- Italian Baroque Favourites1993
- Concerti Grossi, op. 31994
- Geminiani: Concerti Grossi Op. 71996
- The Classical Collection 103: Glories of the Italian Baroque: A Rich Eloquence1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 77,606
- Total plays
- 548,046
Tags
Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist. Born on the 5th December 1687 in Lucca, Italy, he received lessons in music from Alessandro Scarlatti, and studied the violin under Carlo Ambrogio Lonati in Milan and afterwards under Arcangelo Corelli. From 1711, he led the opera orchestra at Naples, as Leader of the Opera Orchestra and concertmaster, which gave him many opportunities for contact with Alessandro Scarlatti. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francesco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Lucca
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Occupation
- theorist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Alessandro Scarlatti
- Genre
- Baroque music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Francesco Geminiani.jpg
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- Commons category
- Francesco Geminiani
- date of birth
- 1687-00-00
- date of death
- 1762-09-17
- birth name
- Francesco Xaverio Geminiani
- student
- Bernhard Joachim Hagen
- name in native language
- Francesco Geminiani
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1716-00-00
- P8168
- Adrienne Clostre
- date of baptism
- 1687-12-05
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Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Francesco Geminiani, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Ancienne école italienne du violon [Música notada] : étude spéciale de la double corde
L'art du violon ou Méthode raisonnée pour aprendre à bien jouer de cet instrument [Música notada]
XII solos for a violin with a thorough bass for the harpsicord or bass violin
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