Biography: Frances Martin, Francesca Caccini, Francesco A. Valotti, Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Francesco Antonio Costa, Francesco Barsanti, Francesco Bendusi, Francesco Biscogli, Francesco Canova Da Milano, Francesco Cilea,

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Frances Martin Biography, Photos, Pictures

Martin was an excellent cellist who may have been a student of Berteau In 1746 he published six sonatas and six trios for the cello The cello dominated the pieces, and the compositions, surprisingly, did not contain a continuo part (hence the cellos prominence)

Francesca Caccini Biography, Photos, Pictures

Francesca was the eldest daughter and best student of her father, Giulio As an Italian singer, composer, teacher, lutenist, guitarist and harpsichordist Francesca was invited to sing in the courts of Henri IV, the Tuscan court, and at Maria de’Medici’s marriage

Francesco A. Valotti Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vallotti was a composer and theorist who first became a priest, lived in Padua and became the third organist of S Antonio in 1723 He probably studied with Calegari and acceded to the position of master of the chapel (choir master) in 1730, a position he held for the next fifty years

Francesco Antonio Bonporti Biography, Photos, Pictures

An Italian composer who attempted to rise in the clergy by means of his compositions; he considered himself a priest first, a composer second It is possible that he was taught by Corelli (violin) and Pitoni (sacred vocal music) but the evidence is too scarce to support this definitively

Francesco Antonio Costa Biography, Photos, Pictures

A member of an Italian family of composers It is difficult to assess in what manner the composers and musicians by this name were related (There are noted at least 24 Costa’s

Francesco Barsanti Biography, Photos, Pictures

A composer who spent some time in London; there he played the flute and oboe for the Italian opera Barsanti also went to Scotland and lived in Edinburgh where he spent eight years

Francesco Bendusi Biography, Photos, Pictures

This Italian composer holds an important place in the history of music The few pieces of Bendusi’s that survive are contained in a collection of dance pieces They are the earliest of their kind from Italy not only in their presence but also because the dances are referred to by their genre or by the tunes which they employ

Francesco Biscogli Biography, Photos, Pictures

The only work of Francesco Biscogli that survives is a concerto written for trumpet, oboe, bassoon and two violins It is possible that a flute concerto designated as a composition of Antonio Biscogli is Francesco’s

Francesco Canova Da Milano Biography, Photos, Pictures

Testagrosso taught Francesco how to play the lute For much of his life, Francesco was in service to the popes in Rome including Leo X, Clement VII, Paul III He even taught Paul’s grandson and served for Cardinal Ippolito de’ Medici

Francesco Cilea Biography, Photos, Pictures

Composer and music professor Cilea’s most famous opera is the durable Adriana LeCouvreur He also composed chamber music and songs Cilea studied piano and composition at the Naples Conservatory, then went on to a distinguished career teaching and finally heading up several music conservatories in Italy and Sicily

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