Francesco Manfredini

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Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (June 22, 1684 – October 6, 1762) was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and church musician.

He was born at Pistoia and studied violin with Giuseppe Torelli and composition with Giacomo Antonio Perti. He became a professional violinist, holding important posts in Bologna. He was a teacher for his son Vincenzo Manfredini, who also was a composer and music theorist and served to the Russian Imperial Court.

Manfredini spent some time in Monaco after 1711, and his Opus 3 is dedicated to Prince Antoine I.

By 1727, Manfredini was musical director at St. Philip's Cathedral in his home town of Pistoia, where he remained until his death.

Much of his music is presumed to have been destroyed after his death; only 43 published works and a handful of manuscripts are known. He is known to have composed oratorios, but only his instrumental works are currently performed. Among these, his concerto grossos and sinfonias show a wealth of creativity and invention. Opus 1, published in 1704, consists of 12 chamber sonatas. Opus 2, published in 1709, contains 12 church sonatas. Opus 3, Concerti Grossi, was published in 1718.

[edit] External links

• Free scores by Francesco Manfredini in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)