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Leonardo Vinci was an Italian composer and chapelmaster associated with the Neapolitan School. Born in Strongoli in 1690, he studied under Gaetano Greco. His work primarily focused on opera within the Baroque music movement. He wrote in Italian and was a citizen of the Kingdom of Naples.
Vinci died in Naples on May 27, 1730. He is described in the Nordisk familjebok, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He composed three works, which are categorized under baroque, opera, and 18th-century classical styles.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Italy
- Active from
- 1690
- Active to
- 1730
Discography
- Li zite 'ngalera1999
- Artaserse2012
- Alto Arias2014
- Catone in Utica2015
- Gismondo, re di Polonia2020
- Veni, Vidi, Vinci2020
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,275
- Total plays
- 47,039
Tags
Leonardo Vinci (1690 – 27 May 1730) was an Italian musical composer, best known for his operas. He was born at Strongoli (or Naples) and educated at Naples under Gaetano Greco in the Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo. He first became known for his opera buffa in Neapolitan dialect in 1719; he also composed many opera seria. He was received into the Congregation of the Rosary at Formiello in 1728. He died in May of 1730. Vinci is rumoured to have been poisoned in the wake of a ill-advised
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonardo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Naples
- Place of birth
- Strongoli
- Place of death
- Naples
- Occupation
- chapelmaster
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Gaetano Greco
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Image
- Leonardo Vinci.jpg
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- Ekila Liyonda
- name in native language
- Leonardo Vinci
- member of
- Neapolitan School
- Commons category
- Leonardo Vinci
- date of death
- 1730-01-01
- date of birth
- 1690-01-01
- different from
- Leonardo da Vinci
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Leonardo Vinci, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana