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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.
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (born June 8/14, 1671, Venice [Italy]—died Jan. 17, 1751, Venice) was an Italian composer remembered chiefly for his instrumental music.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was born in Venice in 1671, eldest son of a wealthy paper merchant. At an early age he became proficient as a singer and, more notably, as a violinist, though not being a member of the performers' guild he was unable to play publicly so he turned his hand to composition.
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was a Venetian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, some of which is regularly recorded. The "Adagio in G minor" attributed to him (actually a later reconstruction) is one of the most frequently recorded pieces of Baroque music.
Mar 15, 2024 · But such is the case with Tomaso Albinoni, the Italian composer of the Baroque period. The Adagio in G minor for strings and organ has become famous as a classical pops piece, much used in films and television and in weddings and other public ceremonies.
May 29, 2018 · Albinoni, Tomaso (1671–1750) Italian violinist and composer. He worked mainly in Venice, where he was a friend of Vivaldi. He was one of the first composers of concertos for a solo instrument; he also wrote nearly 50 operas.
Kate Bolton-Porciatti explores the life and works of prolific but surprisingly obscure Venetian composer Tomaso Albinoni
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