Ars Antigua Presents

Ars Antigua Presents: October 2012 edition

10.04.2012 - By Jerry FullerPlay

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Most of the information that we have regarding Giovanni Battista Fontana comes from the preface of a posthumously published collection of his compositions. Published in 1641, eleven years after his death from the plague, Fontana’s lone collection consisted of sonatas for one, two, or three parts. His own instrument was the violin, a fact that … Continue reading Ars Antigua Presents: October 2012 edition

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