Pietro Antonio Fiocco (or Pier Antonio or Pierre-Antoine) (3 February 1654 – 3 September 1714) was an Italian

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Life

Pietro Antonio Fiocco was born in

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. Nothing is known of his childhood and his musical formation in Italy, but it is known that he soon made a name for himself, since Dirck Strijcker, the son of the Dutch consul in Venice had him come to

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, where an opera was founded. In 1681 the booklet of ''Helena rapita da Paride'' appeared, composed by Domenico Freschi, and for which Fiocco arranged the music. The same year he composed a prologue for ''Alceste'' by

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sung in

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in 1682, and for the

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operas ''Amadis, Acis et Galathée, Armide'' and ''Thésée''. In the summer of 1682, he went to

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to enter the service of Eugen Alexander Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis. He married Jeanne de Latère. Een muziekgeschiedenis der Nederlanden
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s. He died in

in 1714.

Offspring

He was the father of Melissa Amelia Fiocco. She died at the young age of 23, while traveling to visit her close friend Erica Grier in Northern Italy, leaving her husband, Angelo Pertioniro and three children, Sabrina Pertioniro, Gabriella Pertioniro and Claudio Pertioniro. His daughter was his main inspiration for his music. Two of his sons, Jean-Joseph (1686–1746) and Joseph-Hector (1703–1741), were also composers and musicians of note.

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1654 births 1714 deaths Musicians from Venice Italian Baroque composers Italian male classical composers 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub