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    Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (baptised 5 December 1687 – 17 September 1762) was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist. BBC Radio 3 once described...
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  • Geminiani is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762), Italian violinist, composer and music theorist...
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    archaeologist Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762), Italian composer Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762), Italian violinist and composer Francesco Maria Veracini...
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    pupils, such as Francesco Geminiani, Pietro Locatelli, Pietro Castrucci, Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli, Francesco Gasparini, and...
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    Giacomo Puccini (La Bohème and Madama Butterfly), Nicolao Dorati, Francesco Geminiani, Gioseffo Guami, Luigi Boccherini, and Alfredo Catalani. It is also...
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  • concerti grossi was published. Not long after, composers such as Francesco Geminiani, Pietro Locatelli, Giovanni Benedetto Platti and Giuseppe Torelli...
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    Scarlatti in 1710, Antonio Vivaldi in his Opus 1 No. 12 of 1705, Francesco Geminiani in his Concerto Grosso No. 12 (which was, in fact, part of a collection...
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    Few Italian violinists promoted Vivaldi in England. In the case of Francesco Geminiani, this was due partly to his allegiance to his teacher Corelli and...
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  • the earliest cello sonatas were composed in the 18th century by Francesco Geminiani and Antonio Vivaldi, and since then other famous cello sonatas have...
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    to which its use was appropriate. Influential Baroque violinist Francesco Geminiani recommended that the vibrato be applied continuously, even on short...
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    (1686–1739) Nicola Porpora (1686–1768) Giovanni Battista Somis (1686–1763) Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762) Domenico Zipoli (1688–1726) Pietro Baldassare (before...
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  • correct fingering). In this respect he resembles his contemporary, Francesco Geminiani, who advocated using vibrato "as frequently as possible" on short...
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    The Life of Miss Fanny Brown Giorgio Antoniotto – L'arte armonica Francesco Geminiani – The Art of Playing the Guitar or Cittra John Mainwaring – Memoirs...
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  • 1700s is thought to be the origin of many viola jokes: The violinist Francesco Geminiani arrived in London in 1714, one of the many expatriate musicians who...
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  • (Methods books that were published in 8 volumes from 1749–1772) Francesco Geminiani – A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick Philipp Christoph...
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    awaiting entry to heaven. The church also contains the tombs of Francesco Geminiani and Luigi Boccherini. Among the paintings is a Noli me Tangere by...
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    during this period of his life that he met and began to study with Francesco Geminiani. Avison's first documented musical performance was a benefit concert...
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  • Giovanni Battista Somis (1686–1763) Willem de Fesch (1687–1761) Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762) Johann Georg Pisendel (1687–1755) Johann Friedrich Fasch...
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  • Symphonies, Op. 3 Michel Corrette – 6 Symphonies en Quatuor sur les Noëls Francesco Geminiani – The Second Collection of Pieces for the Harpsichord (London, arrangements...
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  • Domingo Terradellas – Merope Francesco Geminiani – Pièces de clavecin tirées des differens ouvrages de Mr F. Geminiani adaptées par luy même (arrangements...
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    Antonio Fantinuoli, Giangiacomo Pinardi, Paola Poncet. Francesco Maria Veracini, Francesco Geminiani, Arangelo Corelli, Giuseppe Tartini, Pietro Antonio...
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    Albinoni Benedetto Marcello Francesco Geminiani Pietro Locatelli Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Nicola Porpora Giuseppe Tartini Francesco Maria Veracini Proliferation:...
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  • He almost certainly studied under Johann Christoph Pepusch, met Francesco Geminiani, Giovanni Bononcini, and, most importantly, George Frideric Handel...
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  • fellow-composer and former student Francesco Geminiani produced a "playing version" as follows: According to Nicholas Cook, in Geminiani's version "all the notes...
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    Art Canon in G major, BWV 1076 Francesco Feo – S. Francesco di Sales (sacred oratorio) first performed Francesco Geminiani 6 Cello Sonatas, Op. 5 6 Concertos...
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  • the relative merits of French and Italian opera, divides Paris. Francesco Geminiani publishes "The Art of Playing on the Violin" in London. Charles Avison...
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  • Pièces de Clavecin Johann Friedrich Fasch – Oboe Concerto, FaWV L:d2 Francesco Geminiani – 6 Concerti Grossi after Corelli's Trio Sonatas Christoph Graupner...
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  • Francesco Geminiani visits Dublin, where he is robbed of a valuable manuscript. Domenico Cimarosa enters the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto. Joseph...
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  • 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 4 Domenico Elmi – Oboe Concerto in A minor Francesco Geminiani – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 Georgio Gentili – 12 Violin Concertos...
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  • Andre Cardinal Destouches – Les Stratagèmes de l'amour (Ballet) Francesco Geminiani – 12 Concerti Grossi after Corelli's Violin Sonatas Benedetto Marcello...
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