Giuseppe Torelli

Giuseppe Torelli (Verona, April 22, 1658 - Bologna, February 8, 1709) was an Italian violinist, pedagogue and composer. He was the brother of Felice Torelli, a noted painter, and is most remembered for his contributions to the development of the instrumental concerto, especially concerti grossi and the solo concerto, as well as compositions for strings and continuo, as well as for trumpets. Image File history File links Giuseppe_Torelli. ... Image File history File links Giuseppe_Torelli. ... Map of Italy showing Verona in the north Verona (population est. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The concerto grosso (plural concerti grossi) was a popular form of baroque music using an ensemble and usually having four to six movements in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra (the ripieno). ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. ...

Regarded by some as one of the greatest Italian composers and violonists ever, Torelli was a pupil of Giacomo Antonio Perti in Bologna, Italy. On June 27, 1684, at the age of 26, he became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica as suonatore di violino. He directed the capella at the cathedral (San Petronio) of Bologna, 1686 - 1695. He was maestro di concerto to the court of Georg Friedrich II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1698 to 1699 where he presented an oratorio (December 1699) before returning again to Bologna (1701) to become a violinist in the cappella musicale at San Petronio. The brief, rather formal concerto for four violins demanded disciplined control and intonation from its four soloists. Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661 – 1756) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... The Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna was founded in 1666. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Georg Friedrich II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (3 May 1678-29 March 1703), the third son of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach by his first wife the Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach (and thus a half-brother of Queen Caroline of Great Britain), succeeded his elder brother as... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ...

The most noteable amongst his many pupils was Francesco Manfredini. Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (June 22, 1684 – October 6, 1762) was an Italian baroque composer, violinist, and church musician. ...

Some of his works include:

• 1686 10 Sonate a 3, with Basso Continuo, op. 1.
• 1688 12 Concertino per camera for Violin and Cello, op. 4.
• 1698 12 Concerti musicali a quattro, op. 6.
• 1709 12 Concerti grossi con una pastorale per il Santissimo Natale, op. 8.
• More than 30 concertos for 1 to 4 trumpets.

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• Brief biography and portrait