Petronio Franceschini
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1650 ca.
- Died
- 1680
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Sonata in D for two solo trumpets, strings and continuo (1680) Reduction for two trumpets and piano
- Dionisio, ouero, La virtù trionfante del vizio
- L'Arsinoe
- L'Oronte di Menfi
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1651-01-09
- Active to
- 1680-12-04
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Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 915
- Total plays
- 4,276
Tags
baroquecomposertrumpetClassicalItaly
Petronio Franceschini (c. 1650 – c. 1680) was a Baroque music composer from Bologna. Franceschini studied under Perti and became also the main cellist in Basilica di San Petronio. He composed mainly church music and he is credited of an innovative use of trumpet and voices. Also notable are his 6 operas. He died in Venice without finishing his last one, Dionisio, which was finished by Partenio. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Petronio+Franceschini">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Bologna
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- cellist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- cello
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- date of birth
- 1651-01-09
- date of death
- 1680-12-04
- student
- Giacomo Antonio Perti
Sources (1)
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Petronio Franceschini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Available in 12 languages
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