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1Pistocchi, Francesco Antonio (1659–1726). Sicilian singer and precocious composer (from 1667), active at Bologna, Ferrara and Parma, in 1696–1701 at Ansbach and Vienna, from about 1705 head of the earliest real singing-school at Bologna; wrote several operas, 3 oratorios, various songs, etc. See Busi's life of Martini, 1891. G.
3Pitoni, Giuseppe Ottavio (1657–1743). Eminent church-musician at Rome, pupil of Natale and Foggia, from 1677 maestro at S. Marco, besides serving also at S. Apollinare, S. Lorenzo, the Lateran (from 1708) and St. Peter's (from 1719), writing an enormous number of works, many polychoric on a large scale, including a full series of masses, etc., for a year; author also of a text-book and a history of the maestri in Rome in 1500–1700. Memoir by Chiti (unpublished). G.
5Poglietti, Alessandro (d. 1683). From 1661 court-organist at Vienna; important clavier-works, many imitative or programmic. Memoir by Koczirz, 1916 (in Adler's Studien). G.
7Pollaro, Carlo Francesco (1653–1722). Brescian pupil of Legrenzi, from 1655 singer at St. Mark's, Venice, from 1690 second organist and from 1692 second maestro; works from 1684, including over 70 operas, 10 oratorios, etc. G.
9Porta, Francesco della (?1590–1666). Milanese organist; sacred works from 1645. G.
11Possenti, Pellegrino. Vocal works issued at Venice from 1623.
13Provenzale, Francesco. In 1669–1704 head of the Conservatorio dei Turchini in Naples and the real founder of the Neapolitan school of composers, earlier subdirector at the Royal Chapel; 8 operas from 1653, many oratorios, cantatas and motets. See Rolland's opera-history, 1895, and memoir by Goldschmidt, 1906 (in I. M. G. Sammelbde.).
15Quagliati, Paolo. From about 1608 organist at S. Maria Maggiore in Rome; works from 1588. G.
17Rognone-Taegio, Giovanni Domenico and Francesco, brothers. The elder from about 1600 organist at S. Marco in Milan and from 1619 court-director, and the younger maestro at S. Ambrogio; works from 1598.
19Rosa, Salvatore (1615–73). Eminent Neapolitan painter, well-trained in music; author of a sharp satire on church-music (first printed in 1664?), to which Mattheson's Mithridate, 1749, was a reply, besides solo-cantatas. Essays by S. Morgan, 1824, and d'Arienzo, 1894 (in Rivista Musicale). G.
21Rossi, Francesco (b. 1645?). Abbate at Bari, writing 6 operas from 1674, an oratorio and some church-music.
23Rossi, Michel Angelo. Violinist and organist at Rome, pupil of Frescobaldi, writing organ-pieces and a sacred drama (1637). G.
25Rossi, Luigi [Aloysius Rubens] (1598–1653). Trained as singer at Naples, from 1646 at Paris on Mazarin's invitation, producing 2 operas; scattered works, including over 100 cantatas. Monographs by Wotquenne, 1909, and Prunières, 1910–13 (in I. M. G. Sammelbde. and Zeitschr.). G.
27Rovetta, Giovanni. Pupil of Monteverdi at St. Mark's, Venice, from 1627 second and from 1644 first maestro there; works in 1626–62, including 2 operas.
29Ruggeri, Giovanni Martino. Venetian composer of 10 operas and many instrumental pieces from 1690.
31Sabbatini, Galeazzo. Court-director at Mirandola; works from 1625 and a small text-book in 1628. G.
33Sabbatini, Pietro Paolo. Roman church-musician; works in 1628–57, including a Gregorian handbook, 1650. G.
35Sacrati, Francesco Paolo (d. 1650). Early Venetian opera-composer, from 1649 court-director at Modena; 8 operas from 1639 (notably La Finta Pazza, 1641) and madrigals.
37Sammartini, Pietro. A court-musician at Florence; sacred works from 1635.
39Sances, Giovanni Felice (?1600–79). Roman singer, after 1637 in the court-chapel at Vienna, becoming second choirmaster in 1649 and first in 1669; works from 1633, including early cantatas, 3 operas and 4 oratorios. See I. M. G. Sammelbde. xv.
41Sartorio, Antonio (?1620–81). Venetian, in 1666–75 court-director at Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and then second maestro at St. Mark's, Venice; 13 operas from 1661.
43Savioni, Mario (b. 1608). From 1642 singer in the Papal Chapel and its director in 1659 and '68; works from 1646, including early cantatas.
45Scacchi, Marco. Roman pupil of Fel. Anerio, in 1623–48 court-director at Warsaw; works from 1634, including an opera, an oratorio and pamphlets against Siefert (1643–47).
47Scarlatti, Alessandro (1659–1725). Distinguished Sicilian composer, pupil of Provenzale and Carissimi, early director for Queen Christina of Sweden at Rome, in 1684–1702 court-director at Naples, then maestro at S. Maria Maggiore, Rome, but with sojourns at Florence and Venice, and from 1708 again court-director at Naples, though with some residence in Rome; the first great master in the Neapolitan school, highly influential in opera, oratorio and chamber-music; works from 1683, including 115 operas, about 15 oratorios, many cantatas, church-music, instrumental pieces, etc. Teacher of his son Domenico, Logroscino, Durante and Hasse. Memoirs by Dent, 1905, and Van den Borren, 1922. His brother Francesco was in 1689–1715 maestro at Palermo and from 1719 in London, besides being somewhat in company with Alessandro at Rome and Naples. G.
49Severi, Francesco (d. 1630). Perugian singer in the Papal Chapel from 1613; works from 1615.
51Siface [Giovanni Francesco Grossi] (1653–97). Artificial soprano, in 1675–77 in the Papal Chapel, in 1679–87 at the Modenese court and then at Paris and London. See C. Ricci's Vita Barocca, 1904. G.
53Spagna, Arcangelo. Roman canon, author of 31 oratorio-texts from 1656 (collected 1706) and of an oratorio-history (1720). See Schering's Gesch. d. Oratoriums, 1911.
55Steffani, Agostino (1654–1728). Eminent Venetian composer, pupil of Kerll and E. Bernabei, from 1675 court-organist at Munich and from 1681 co-director with Bernabei, in 1688–98 court-director at Hanover and much engaged in diplomatic errands, then in political service at Düsseldorf and soon named papal representative in Germany, though holding his post at Hanover till replaced by Handel in 1710; works from 1674, including about 20 operas, famous vocal duets and a theoretical pamphlet (1695). See essays by Woker in Denkmäler d. Tonkunst in Bayern, xii, G. Fischer's Musik in Hannover, 1903, Einstein, 1910 (in Kirchenmusikal. Jahrbuch), and Untersteiner in Rivista Musicale, xiv. G.
57Stradella, Alessandro (?1645–81). Life-history unknown except for the story told by Bourdelot in his Histoire (1715) of his eloping with a Venetian and being murdered in revenge; works include an opera (1678), 6 oratorios, over 20 cantatas and instrumental works. Monographs by Catelani, 1866, P. Richard, 1866, H. Hess, 1906, and F. M. Crawford, 1911. G.
59Stradivari family. Famous violin-makers at Cremona, including especially Antonio (1644–1737) and his sons Francesco (1671–1743) and Omobono (1679–1742). Monographs by Fétis, 1856, Lombardini, 1872, Riechers, 1895, and Hill, 1902. G.
61Strozzi, Barbara. Probably a Venetian noblewoman; various works from 1644.
63Strozzi, Bernardo. Franciscan at Rome; sacred works in 1618–30.
65Strozzi, Gregorio. Abbate and papal representative at Naples; church-works from 1655 and a book of canonic vocal studies (1683).
67Tarditi, Orazio. From 1622 organist at Arezzo, Faenza, Murano and Volterra and from 1639 maestro at Forli, from 1644 at Jesi and in 1647–55 at Faenza; many works from 1622.
69Tenaglia, Antonio Francesco. Florentine composer at Rome, writing an opera (1661), over 20 cantatas, etc.
71Tommasi, Giuseppe Maria, Cardinal (1649–1713). Author of several books on the Roman service-books (1680–97, and collected, 1748–54).
73Torelli, Giuseppe (?1660–1708). Eminent Veronese violinist, in 1685–95 in service at S. Petronio, Bologna, then at Vienna and Ansbach, in 1701 returning to Bologna; works from 1686, including the earliest concertos for violin and also concerti grossi. G.
75Torri, Pietro (?1665–1737). From 1689 organist at Munich, in 1697–1707 at Brussels and from 1715 court-director at Munich; 26 operas from 1690, an oratorio, duets, etc.
77Tosi, Pier Francesco (1646–1727). Noted Bolognese artificial soprano, becoming widely known in
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