Arcangelo Corelli

He deemed Arcangelo Corelli his favorite composer, deeply admired Haydn and had a great love for French and Italian opera.

Thomas Jefferson, Musician 2009

Weber shrugged again, and the captain supplied, 'Arcangelo Corelli?

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643), composer of organ music; Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713), eminent violinist and composer of sonatas and concerti grossi; Alessandro Scarlatti (1659–1725), of operas; and Antonio Vivaldi (c. 1678–1741), of chamber music.

e. Italy and the Papacy 2001

[Footnote A: Arcangelo Corelli, the "father of modern instrumental music."]

The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Edward Robins 1902

Arcangelo Corelli, whose name is recognised as one of the greatest in the history of violin playing and composition, and who laid the foundation for all future development of technique, was born in 1653, at Fusignano, near Imola, in the territory of Bologna.

Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday Lahee, Henry C 1899

[247.1] Arcangelo Corelli, a famous Italian musician, born 1653, died 1713, who has been called the father of modern instrumental music.

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II 1889

The touch of authority was given to this kind of music, during the last two decades of the seventeenth century, by Arcangelo Corelli when he presented in the camera, or private apartment, of Cardinal Ottoboni's palace, in Rome, his idealized dance groups, thoroughly united by harmony of mood, yet affording a wholly new tone-picture of this mood in each of several movements.

For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Aubertine Woodward Moore 1885

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) left his home in Fusignano, near Bologna, a young violinist, for an extended concert tour.

For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Aubertine Woodward Moore 1885

Set to several pieces by Arcangelo Corelli, Time out of Line - the night's high-concept piece - did offer something different.

chron.com Chronicle 2011

Arcangelo Corelli, Henry Cowell and Malloy Miller contribute to the playful dissonance.

StarTribune.com rss feed 2010