Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (12 July 1675,

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— 12 July 1742,

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) was an Italian composer, violinist, and cellist.

Life

Dall'Abaco was born in

to renowned guitarist Damiano dall'Abaco. He is thought to have been a pupil of

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's from whom he would have learned violin and cello. He became a violinist with

Tommaso Antonio Vitali Tomaso Antonio Vitali (7 March 1663 – 9 May 1745) was an Italian composer and violinist of the mid to late Baroque era. The eldest son of Giovanni Battista Vitali, he is chiefly known for a Chaconne in G minor for violin and continuo, to wh ...

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, and in 1704 joined the court of

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in Munich as ''Kammermusiker''. After only a few months, he fled with the court to

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following Maximilian's defeat at the

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. When he went into exile with the court, he spent time in France and absorbed some of the influences there. On Maximilian's restoration and return to Munich in 1715, Dall'Abaco was appointed ''Concert-meister''. He continued to compose

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at the French and

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courts until 1740, when he retired. Dall'Abaco's music is especially indebted to

Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespre ...

and Corelli. Dall'Abaco passed away on his 67th birthday While in

, dall'Abaco fathered

Joseph Abaco Joseph Abaco (full name Joseph (Giuseppe) Marie Clément Ferdinand dall'Abaco) (27 March 171031 August 1805) was an Italian violoncellist and composer. He was born and baptised in Brussels, the capital of the Spanish Netherlands, on 27 March 1 ...

(1710–1805).

Published works

* Opus 1: 12 ''Sonate da Camera'', for

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and

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with accompaniment * Opus 2: 12 ''Concerti a quattro da Chiesa'' * Opus 3: 12 Sonate da Chiesa a tre * Opus 4: 12 Sonate da Camera a violino e violoncello * Opus 5 & 6: Concerti a piu Instrumenti

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References

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