Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Albinoni
Born(1671-06-08)June 8, 1671
DiedJanuary 17, 1751(1751-01-17) (aged 79)
Venice
WorksList of compositions by Tomaso Albinoni

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] He is best remembered today for a work called "Adagio in G minor", attributed to him but largely written by Remo Giazotto, a 20th century musicologist and composer, who was a cataloger of the works of Albinoni.[3]

  1. ^ Norwich, John Julius (1990). Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The Arts. USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 11. ISBN 978-0198691372.
  2. ^ Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ^ "Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio in G minor".

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