Bartolomeo Campagnoli
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Bartolomeo Campagnoli was an Italian
violin
ist and composer
. Campagnoli was born at Cento
and died at Neustrelitz
.
Campagnoli was a virtuoso violinist who toured Europe propagating the popular 18th Century Italian violin style. He also has a number of compositions to his name - notably:
Italy
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violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. Campagnoli was born at Cento
Cento
Cento is a city and comune in the province of Ferrara, part of the region Emilia-Romagna . In Italian "cento" means 100.-History:The name Cento is a reference to the centuriation of the Po Valley...
and died at Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
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Campagnoli was a virtuoso violinist who toured Europe propagating the popular 18th Century Italian violin style. He also has a number of compositions to his name - notably:
- Divertissements for solo violin, which are highly regarded in music schools
- 41 Caprices for solo viola, frequently used by student violists
- Nouvelle Méthode for the violin (1827).
- A number of Duos for flute and violin.