Giovanni Furno (Capua, January 1, 1748 – Naples , June 20, 1837) was an Italian

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and famous music teacher. Among his students were

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and

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. He was unanimously considered the best teacher in Naples. His primer on partimenti, called ''Easy, short, and plain method of the first and essential rules for the accompaniment of unfigured partimenti'' was an extremely popular textbook and was reprinted many times. He composed two operas, a Miserere, a symphony and other works for orchestra.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Furno, Giovanni Italian composers 1748 births 1837 deaths Musicians from the Kingdom of Naples