Paolo Tarditi (c. 1580–1661) was an Italian

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and organist active in Rome. He substituted violin and

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for the

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voices in two of his choral works.A catalog of music for the cornett p 20 Michael Collver, Bruce Dickey - 1996 Both Amadio Freddi and Orazio Tarditi composed Vespers psalms featuring a violin and a cornett, while Paolo Tarditi used a violin and a cornett as the first voices of two otherwise vocal choirs.

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1580s births 1661 deaths Year of birth uncertain 17th-century Italian composers Italian Baroque composers Italian male composers 17th-century male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub