Giovanni Valentini (classical era composer)

This article is about the classical era composer. For the baroque period composer, see Giovanni Valentini.

Giovanni Valentini (c. 1750 – 1804) was an Italian classical era composer, poet and painter. He is best remembered for his innovative instrumental music.[1] Among his many works are two operas, La statua matematica and Le nozze in contrasto, the latter of which premiered at the Teatro San Moisè, Venice, in November 1774.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Dolmetsch Online - Composers Biography V". www.dolmetsch.com.
  2. ^ "Opera Composers: V". opera.stanford.edu.
  3. ^ Gustav Schilling: Encyclopädie der gesammten musikalischen Wissenschaften oder Universal-Lexicon der Tonkunst (1842)
  4. ^ Giovanni Valentini; Giovanni Bertati (1780). "Le nozze in contrasto dramma giocoso per musica, da rappresentarsi nel Teatro grande alla Scala, l'autunno dell'anno 1780". Milano G.B. Bianchi, regio stampatore. Retrieved 11 December 2018.


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