The Santini Collection is an archive of musical scores dating back to the 18th century, originally the collection of
Fortunato Santini
Fortunato Santini (Rome, 5 January 1777 – Rome, 14 September 1861)Sacrae Musices Cultor et Propagator, Agenda Verlag, Münster 2013. About Santini's birthdate by Markus Engelhardt. was an Italian priest, composer and music collector.
Life ...
, a Catholic priest born in a Roman orphanage in 1778. The archive contains autograph manuscripts by
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...
and
Alessandro Scarlatti
Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan school of opera.
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, and in some cases preserved the only copies of these works for many years.
External links
Biography of Fortunato Santinithe Diözesanbibliothek Münster present home of the Santini collection
Music archives
Music organisations based in Germany
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