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Francesco Durante

Francesco Durante was a composer (1684–1755). He was born at Frattamaggiore and died at Naples.

Francesco Durante in brief

Born
1684
Died
1755
Known for
composer
Place of birth
Frattamaggiore
Contents

Formation and teaching

He trained under Gaetano Greco and Alessandro Scarlatti.

As a teacher, Francesco Durante is recorded in connection with Giovanni Paisiello, Niccolò Piccinni, Antonio Sacchini, Giuseppe Bonno, Giacomo Insanguine and Girolamo Abos. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Francesco Durante may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Francesco Durante is established in the international name authorities as MusicBrainz 84056e0c-9959-40d7-9162-d6eb44aaa487, Social Networks and Archival Context w64b35rk, Bibliothèque nationale de France 13893530v, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 118901753, Library of Congress n82066810, ISNI 0000000110657629, IdRef 080006957, Discogs 891201 and VIAF 61731627.

In detail

training under Gaetano Greco and Alessandro Scarlatti is recorded. Giovanni Paisiello, Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini are recorded as having studied under Francesco Durante. the recorded working language is Italian.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. The authority associates the name with Baroque music.

Work by Francesco Durante is recorded in the collections of Procuratoria di San Marco musical archive.

Chronology

  1. 1684Francesco Durante born at Frattamaggiore.
  2. 1684Francesco Durante was born on 31 March 1684.
  3. 1755Francesco Durante died at Naples.
  4. 1755Francesco Durante died on 30 September 1755.
  5. 1755Francesco Durante died on 13 August 1755.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Francesco Durante”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q314221: Francesco Durante

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