Domenico Ferrari (1722 – 1780)
[Ferrari, Domenico]
''Treccani
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''. Retrieved 20 February 2018. was an Italian violinist and composer.
He was born in
Piacenza
Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...
in 1722, and was a pupil of
Giuseppe Tartini
Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred of pieces for the violin with the majority of ...
. For a period he lived in
Cremona. He began to travel in 1749, finding great success in Vienna. In 1753 he became a member of the court orchestra at Stuttgart, where
Pietro Nardini was leader. He twice visited Paris, performing successfully. He died – murdered, according to report – in Paris in 1780.
Although he had great technical ability, contemporary critics thought that his playing style did not retain that of his teacher Tartini.
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Compositions
He wrote for the violin: he left a concerto, six trio sonata
The trio sonata is a genre, typically consisting of several movements, with two melody instruments and basso continuo. Originating in the early 17th century, the trio sonata was a favorite chamber ensemble combination in the Baroque era.
Basic s ...
s and 36 sonatas for solo violin.[
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1722 births
1780 deaths
Italian classical violinists
18th-century violinists
Italian male classical composers
18th-century Italian composers
18th-century Italian male musicians
People from Piacenza
Pupils of Giuseppe Tartini
Male classical violinists