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Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886), Romantic opera composer known for La Gioconda; Nicola Porpora (1686–1768), Baroque opera composer; Giuseppe Porsile (1680–1750) Costanzo Porta (1528/29–1601) Giovanni Porta (c. 1675–1755) Gasparo Pratoneri (fl. 1556/59), nicknamed Spirito da Reggio; Luca Antonio Predieri (1688–1767) Roberto Pregadio ...
Italian Baroque composers; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. N. Neapolitan school composers (1 C, 24 P) R ...
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas. [1] While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is known today for his instrumental music, especially his concertos. [2]
Composers of the Late Baroque era include the following figures listed by the date of their birth: Cataldo Amodei (c. 1650–c. 1695) Giovanni Battista Bassani (c. 1650–1716)
Antonio Salieri (1750–1825) Italian composer who was a major contributor to and shaper of Viennese musical life from 1770 to 1820, he also composed successful operas in Italy and Paris, and won admiration from German operagoers as a composer who, in the words of one contemporary critic, ‘could bind all the power of German music to the sweet ...
Giovanni Battista Draghi (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista ˈdraːɡi]; 4 January 1710 – 16 or 17 March 1736), usually referred to as Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Italian: [perɡoˈleːzi;-eːsi]), was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and organist, leading exponent of the Baroque; he is considered one of the greatest Italian musicians of the first half of the 18th century and one of ...
Giacomo Facco (4 February 1676 – 16 February 1753) was an Italian Baroque violinist, conductor and composer.One of the most famous Italian composers of his day, he was completely forgotten until 1962, when his work was discovered by composer, conductor, and musicologist Uberto Zanolli.
Giulio Romolo Caccini (also Giulio Romano) (8 October 1551 – buried 10 December 1618) was an Italian composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist and writer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was one of the founders of the genre of opera, and one of the most influential