Petronio Franceschini
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Within Vinony's link graph, Petronio Franceschini is referenced by 17 other articles, and connects out to Venice, opera and Bologna.
It sits within the topics 1651 births, 1680 deaths and 17th-century Italian composers.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1650 ca.
- Died
- 1680
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Sonata in D for two solo trumpets, strings and continuo (1680) Reduction for two trumpets and piano
- Dionisio, ouero, La virtù trionfante del vizio
- L'Arsinoe
- L'Oronte di Menfi
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1651-01-09
- Active to
- 1680-12-04
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 915
- Total plays
- 4,276
Tags
Petronio Franceschini (c. 1650 – c. 1680) was a Baroque music composer from Bologna. Franceschini studied under Perti and became also the main cellist in Basilica di San Petronio. He composed mainly church music and he is credited of an innovative use of trumpet and voices. Also notable are his 6 operas. He died in Venice without finishing his last one, Dionisio, which was finished by Partenio. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Petronio+Franceschini">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Bologna
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- cellist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- cello
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1651-01-09
- date of death
- 1680-12-04
- student
- Giacomo Antonio Perti
Sources (1)
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Petronio Franceschini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Available in 12 languages
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