Giuseppe Tartini
Italian composer and violinist (1692-1770)
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Giuseppe Tartini was an Italian composer and violinist who lived from 1692 to 1770 and became one of the most influential musicians of his era. He is remembered for his significant contributions to violin music and composition during the Baroque period, helping establish the violin as a major solo instrument.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1692
- Died
- 1770
- Works
- 73
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- De' principj dell' armonia musicale contenuta nel diatonico genere
- The art of holding the violin & bow as exemplified by Ole Bull
- Le opere di Giuseppe Tartini
- Trattato di musica
- A letter from the late Signor Tartini to Signora Maddalena Lombardini (now Signora Sirmen)
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Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in Pirano in the Republic of Venice (now Piran, Slovenia). Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred pieces for the violin, the majority of them violin concertos. He is best remembered for his Violin Sonata in G Minor (the Devil's Trill Sonata).
Early life