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Petronio Franceschini

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Italian composer (1651-1680)

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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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>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Bologna
Place of death
Venice
Occupation
cellist
Languages spoken
Italian
Genre
opera
Instrument
cello
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date of birth
1651-01-09
date of death
1680-12-04
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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Petronio Franceschini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana