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Giuseppe Torelli
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Giuseppe Torelli was an Italian composer, violinist, violist, and music teacher associated with the Baroque music movement. Born in Verona in 1658, he died in Bologna in 1709. A citizen of the Republic of Venice, he spoke Italian and studied under Giacomo Antonio Perti. His students included Francesco Manfredini and Johann Georg Pisendel.
Torelli’s musical output includes works such as the Sinfonia in D (G.2) for trumpet, strings and continuo, and Sinfornia à 4, G. 33, in C major for 4 trumpets, strings and continuo. Other compositions include the Sinfonia in re, G. 26 per 2 oboi, 2 trombe, archi e basso continuo, and Concerto en re-majeur. He is also credited with the work Concerts ℗♭ 5, 6 & 7 instrumens, dont il y en a un pour la trompette ou le haubois.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1658
- Died
- 1709
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Sinfonia in D (G.2) for trumpet, strings and continuo
- Sinfornia à 4, G. 33, in C major for 4 trumpets, strings and continuo
- Sinfonia in re, G. 26 per 2 oboi, 2 trombe, archi e basso continuo
- Concerto en re-majeur
- Concerts ℗♭ 5, 6 & 7 instrumens, dont il y en a un pour la trompette ou le haubois
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Italy
- Active from
- 1658
- Active to
- 1709
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 64,713
- Total plays
- 403,392
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Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709) was an Italian violist and violinist, pedagogue, and composer, who ranks with Arcangelo Corelli among the developers of the Baroque concerto and concerto grosso. Torelli was born on 22nd April 1658 in Verona. It is not known with whom he studied violin, though it has been speculated that he was a pupil of Giacomo Antonio Perti in Bologna. On 27th June 1684, at the age of twenty-six, he became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica as suonatore di violino. <a href="h
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,936x
- 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
· 2021 · cited 12,095x
- 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
· 2016 · cited 11,106x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,989x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,202x
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Works in European collections
9 objects attributed to Giuseppe Torelli, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Arie e Ariette a Sopr. o Contr. o Tenore o Basso, con bc e str.ti
Sinfonie A' 2.3.e 4. Istromenti Consecrate All'Altezza Serenissima di Ferdinando III. Gran POrencipe di Toscana Da Giuseppe Torelli Veronese Musico Sonatore nella Perinsigne Collegiata di S. Petronio di Bologna, & Accademico Filarmonico. Opera Terza
Balli and Sonate from Camera with 2 violins, violone and Cembalo and libitum. Op. 2
Twelve Sonatas with 2, 3 or 4 instruments with organ. Opera 3
Lettere di Torelli, Giuseppe a Lodovico Antonio Muratori (1743 - 1745)
Singed in music by various authors: I. by Giuseppe Torelli II. by Domenico Michdi II. by Giova Paolo Colonna I by Bartolomeo Monari I. by Domenico Gabrielli with eight parchment drawings by Carlo Buffagnotti Bolognese
Balli diversi a violino e basso. Opera 4. Parti
Concerto da camera a due violini e basso, dedicato al molt'illustre sig. padron colendissimo il signor Gioseffo Zannini, da Gioseffo Torelli veronese, accademico filarmonico. Opera 2. Parti
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Encyclopedic overview
Giuseppe Torelli.
Giuseppe Torelli (22 April 1658 Verona – 8 February 1709) was an Italian violinist, teacher and composer of the middle Baroque era.
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