Giovanni Mossi (c. 1680 in

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– 1742 in Rome) was an Italian

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composer.

Life

Many of the details of his life appear to be lost. Mossi was active in Rome around 1700 and is grouped stylistically with the "Roman school" of the period, along with others such as

Giuseppe Valentini Giuseppe Valentini (14 December 1681 – November 1753), nicknamed ''Straccioncino'' (Little Ragamuffin), was an Italian violinist, painter, poet, and composer, though he is known chiefly as a composer of inventive instrumental music. He studied ...

. From what can be observed in his extant works, he appears to have been a skilled and innovative composer. He is most known for his collection of violin sonatas.

Selected works

* Op. 1: 12 sonate per violino, violone o clavicembalo (1716) * Op. 2: 8 concerti a 3 e a 5 (c. 1720) * Op. 3: 6 concerti a 6 (c. 1720) * Op. 4: 12 concerti (1727) * Op. 5: 12 sonate o sinfonie per violino e violoncello (1727) * Op. 6: 12 sonate da camera per violino, violoncello o clavicembalo (1733) * Minuetto in la maggiore

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* 1680s births 1742 deaths Italian Baroque composers Italian male classical composers 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians {{italy-composer-stub