Giuseppe Valentini (14 December 1681 – November 1753), nicknamed ''Straccioncino'' (Little Ragamuffin), was an Italian

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ist,

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, and

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, though he is known chiefly as a composer of inventive instrumental music. He studied under

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in Rome between 1692 and 1697. From 1710 to 1727 he served as ''‘Suonator di Violino, e Componitore di Musica’'' to Prince

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. He also succeeded

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as director of the concertino at

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, from 1710 to 1741. Though during his lifetime overshadowed by the likes of Corelli,

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, and

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, his contribution to Italian

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is noteworthy, and many of his works were published throughout Europe.

Selected works

Instrumental Music

*op. 1: 12 Sinfonie (with Sinfonia a tre per il santissimo Natale Nr. 12) (1701 Rome) *op. 2: 7 Bizzarie per camera for 2 Violins, Viola and Basso continuo (1703 Rome) *op. 3: 12 Fantasie musicali for 2 Violins and Bass (1706 Rome) *op. 4: 7 Idee per camera for Violin and Basso continuo (1706 Rome) *op. 5: 12 Sonate a tre (Villeggiature armoniche) (1707 Rome) *op. 6: 6 Poesie: Concerti a 4 violini, violoncello e basso continuo (unpublished) *op. 7: 7 Concerto a Quattro Violini (

Concerti grossi The concerto grosso (; Italian language, Italian for ''big concert(o)'', plural ''concerti grossi'' ) is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the ''#Concertino, concertino'') and full or ...

) (1710 Rome) *op. 8: 12 Allettamenti per camera (1714 Rome) *op. 9: 10 Concerti con ripieni (Concerti grossi) (1724 Amsterdam) *opp. 10–15: unpublished (promised in the preface to op. 8): ** Op. 10: onatea Violino solo con un secondo Violino a beneplacito ** Op. 11: I Pianti fortunati di Gileno Poemetto in Ottava Rima ** Op. 12: Idee a Violino solo a due e tre Corde ** Op. 13: Concerti grossi di Trombe, Obue e diversi altri Stromenti ** Op. 14: Salmi brevi a quattro per tutti i Vesperi ** Op. 15: Balletti *7 Concerti for 2 Violins, 2 Horns (Trombe da Caccia) and Basso Continuo (MS in Danish Royal Library)

Operas

*''La finta rapita'' (1714 Cisterna) *''La costanza in amore'' (1715 Cisterna)

Oratorios

*''Cantata per la natività della Beatissima Vergine (Son l'origine di tutti)'' (1723 Rome) *''Cantata in lode di Benedetto XIII (Amica e cara fede)'' (1724 Rome)

Sources

Opera at Stanford University
*Grove Music Online

Selected discography

*1717. Memories of a Journey to Italy. Pisendel, Vivaldi, Montanari, Fanfani, Valentini and Albinoni. Ensemble Scaramuccia. (

Snakewood Editions Scaramuccia is an early music ensemble founded in February 2013 on the initiative of Spanish violinist and musicologist Javier Lupiáñez. Scaramuccia started in the Fringe of the Festival in Utrecht 2013 and in the Fringe in the Festival of Br ...

, 2018).

External links

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Article about the violin sonata "La Montanari"
by Valentini Italian Roman Catholics 18th-century Italian violinists Italian male violinists Italian Baroque composers Italian opera composers Italian male opera composers 1681 births 1753 deaths 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub