Arcangelo Corelli
17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713
Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist whose sonatas and concerti grossi shaped instrumental music across Europe. Working in Rome under patrons including Queen Christina of Sweden and Cardinal Ottoboni, he codified the concerto grosso form and set enduring standards for violin technique, despite publishing only six opus collections.
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Life events
Arcangelo Corelli was born on 17 February 1653 in Fusignano, in the region of Ravenna, into a prosperous landowning family.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAround 1666 Corelli went to Bologna, a leading center of violin playing, where he studied with masters of the Bolognese school.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIn 1670, at the age of seventeen, Corelli was admitted to the prestigious Accademia Filarmonica.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBy 1675 Corelli was active as a violinist in Rome, where he spent the rest of his career.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCorelli's first collection of twelve trio sonatas appeared in 1681 with a dedication to his patron, the exiled Queen Christina of Sweden.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIn 1687 Corelli became music master to Cardinal Pamphili in Rome, directing concerts and living in the cardinal's palace.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgFrom 1690 Corelli lived in the palace of Cardinal Ottoboni, leading his celebrated Monday concerts and directing opera performances.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCorelli's twelve sonatas for violin and continuo, Opus 5, published in Rome in 1700, became among the most reprinted and imitated instrumental works of the eighteenth century.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCorelli died in Rome on 8 January 1713 and was buried in the Pantheon; his twelve concerti grossi, Opus 6, were published posthumously in 1714.
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