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          Perseo E Andromeda oil painting reproduction by Ludovico Geminiani.!

          One of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of the eighteenth century, Geminiani was born in the Tuscan town of Lucca in He studied violin with his father.

        1. Not very many details are known about Geminiani's biography between and Francesco Geminiani.
        2. Perseo E Andromeda oil painting reproduction by Ludovico Geminiani.
        3. Highly regarded in England by the likes of Charles Avison and Charles Burney for his contribution to instrumental music there, particularly in the field of.
        4. The music articles in Rees's Cyclopaedia were written by Charles Burney (–), with additional material by John Farey Sr. (–), and John Farey Jr.

          5. Francesco Geminiani

          Italian composer and violinist (1687–1762)

          Francesco Geminiani

          Francesco Geminiani circa 1735 (originally attributed to Andrea Soldi)

          Born1687 (1687)
          Lucca
          Died17 September 1762(1762-09-17) (aged 74–75)

          Musical artist

          Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (baptised 5 December 1687[1] – 17 September 1762) was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist.

          BBC Radio 3 once described him as "now largely forgotten, but in his time considered almost a musical god, deemed to be the equal of Handel and Corelli".[2]

          Life

          Born in Lucca, he received lessons in music from Alessandro Scarlatti, and studied the violin under Carlo Ambrogio Lonati in Milan and afterwards under Arcangelo Corelli.

          From 1707 he took the place of his father in the Cappella Palatina of Lucca. From 1711, he led the opera orchestra at Naples, as Leader of the Opera Orchestra and concertmaster, which gave him many opportunities for contact wit