Bononcini, Giovanni Battista
Composer Information
Giovanni Bononcini (18 July 1670 – 9 July 1747) was an Italian Baroque composer, cellist, singer and teacher, one of a family of string players and composers. He published his earliest works for the cello. His other works include a number of operas, masses, and a funeral anthem for the Duke of Marlborough. One of his operas, Xerse, parodied material in an earlier setting of that opera by Francesco Cavalli. This included the aria "Ombra mai fu". Bononcini's Xerse was in turn later adapted by Handel with a third (and best known) version of "Ombra mai fu". His song Vado ben spesso cangiando loco was used by Liszt in his suite for piano Années de pèlerinage: Deuxième année: Italie. [source from Wikipedia]
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