Composers Biographies

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Mauro Giuliani
(Bisceglie 1781- Naples 1829)

Mauro Giuliani was born in Bisceglie on July 27, 1781. He studied violin and cello and only later dedicated himself ...

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Angelo Gilardino
(Vercelli, 1941)

Angelo Gilardino was born in Vercelli in 1941 where he later studied (guitar, violoncello and composition) in the local music ...

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Azio Corghi
Ciriè (Turin), 1937

He was born at Cirié, near Turin, on 9 March 1937. Until 1950 he divided his studies between those of painting ...

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Johann Hoffmann
Towards the end of the 18th century

Giovanni Hoffmann, sometimes called "Johann" by German chroniclers (although this name is not authentic), is a shadowy figure from the ...

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He was a violinist, harpist, as well as master of harpsichord and singing. We don't know whether Giuliani had his first musical ...

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Ennio Morricone
(Rome, 1928)

Ennio Morricone was born in Rome on 10.11.1928. His long artistic career includes a wide range of composition genres, from ...

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Raffaele Cacciola
(Bagnara Calabra, 1965)

He studied Piano Composition and Electronic Composition at the Conservatorio "G.Verdi" in Milan, where he graduated cum laude with the ...

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Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)
(Andria, 1705 - Bologna 1782)

Farinelli was not only a phenomenon who enraptured the audiences of Europe's most famous theatres with his prodigious vocal virtuosity, ...

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Johann(es) Hieronymus Kapsberger
(ca.1580 –1651)

Called "the ultimate genius" who "delved deep into the secrets of music" by Athanasius Kircher, a multiform genius in his ...

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Bartolomeo Tromboncino
(Verona, 1470 – Venice ?, 1535)

Little is known about his life: as his own name indicates he was a trombonist and frequently played this instrument. ...

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