Stefano Moretti (born
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...
, Italy) was a musician, singer and teacher of music upon the island of
Corfu.
Biography
Moretti was ''maestro al cembalo'' of a group within
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. The group had performed during 1790 within San Giacomo. He is considered important to the ascendency of
Ionian music through his tuition of the author of the melody for the Greek National Anthem,
Nikolaos Mantzaros
Nikolaos Chalikiopoulos Mantzaros (, ; , 26 October 1795 – 12 April 1872) was a Greek-Italian composer born in Corfu, major representative and founder of the so-called Ionian School of music (Επτανησιακή Σχολή).
Biography
Mant ...
.
[dolmetsch.co]
website showing definition of maestro al cembalo
Retrieved 2011-12-02
References
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Greek musicians
People from Ancona