Petronio Franceschini was a Baroque music composer from Bologna

Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

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Biography

Franceschini studied under Perti

Giacomo Antonio Perti

Giacomo Antonio Perti was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. He was mainly active at Bologna, where he was Maestro di Cappella for sixty years...

 and became also the main cellist in Basilica di San Petronio

San Petronio Basilica

The Basilica of San Petronio is the main church of Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates the Piazza Maggiore. It is the fifth largest church in the world, stretching for 132 meters in length and 60 meters in width, while the vault reaches 45 meters inside and 51 meters in the facade...

. He composed mainly church music and he is credited of an innovative use of trumpet and voices. Also notable are his 6 opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

s. He died in Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 without finishing his last one, Dionisio, which was finished by Partenio.

Works

• Le gare di Sdegno, d'Amore e di Gelosia
• Oronte de Menfi
• Arsinoe
• Apollo in Tessaglia
• Dioniso ovvero La virtù trionfante del vitio

External links

• on Naxos