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Also known as Francesco Saverio Geminiani, Francesco Xaverio Geminiani

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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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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francesco
Gender
male
Place of birth
Lucca
Place of death
Dublin
Occupation
theorist
Languages spoken
Italian
Instrument
violin
Image
Francesco Geminiani.jpg
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Francesco Geminiani
date of birth
1687-00-00
date of death
1762-09-17
birth name
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani
name in native language
Francesco Geminiani
writing language
English language
start of work period
1716-00-00
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

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