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Antonio Brioschi (fl. c. 1725 – 1750) was an Italian
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who wrote at least twenty six
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; most of which were preserved in the collection of
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. Brioschi was a pioneer in symphonic music in the early Classical period which traditionally starts around 1730. He appears to have been a more prolific symphonic composer during this period than even the better-known
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and seems to have been active in or near
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. The symphonic school in Milan gathered around the authoritative figure of Sammartini and included Brioschi,
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and
Giovanni Battista Lampugnani Giovanni Battista Lampugnani (c. 1708 – 2 June 1786) was an Italian composer, born in Milan. He studied in Naples where he made his debut as a composer of opera in 1732. In 1743 he went to London to take over the Opera from Baldassare Galuppi at ...
. Brioschi himself seems to have been associated with the musical life of the Jewish community in
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.Fertonani, Cesare: "Sinfonia alla Milanese" (in Italian), Amadeus, No.277, pp. 24–26, December 2012


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The Symphonies of Antonio Brioschi
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Italian Classical-period composers Italian male classical composers Year of death unknown Year of birth uncertain 18th-century Italian musicians 18th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub