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Stefano Moretti
Stefano Moretti (born Ancona, Italy) was a musician, singer and teacher of music upon the island of Corfu. Biography Moretti was ''maestro al cembalo'' of a group within Naples. The group had performed during 1790 within San Giacomo. He is considered important to the ascendency of Ionian School (music), Ionian music through his tuition of the author of the melody for the Greek National Anthem, Nikolaos Mantzaros.dolmetsch.cowebsite showing definition of maestro al cembaloRetrieved 2011-12-02 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Moretti, Stefano Greek musicians People from Ancona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic Sea, between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco. Ancona is one of the main ports on the Adriatic Sea, especially for passenger traffic, and is the main economic and demographic centre of the region. History Greek colony Ancona was populated as a region by Picentes since the 6th century BC who also developed a small town there. Ancona took a more urban shape by Greek settlers from Syracuse in about 387 BC, who gave it its name: ''Ancona'' stems from the Greek word (''Ankášn''), meaning "elbow"; the harbour to the east of the town was originally protected only by the promontory on the north, shaped like an elbow. Greek merchants established a Tyrian purple dye facto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
