Giuseppe Sammartini

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Giuseppe Baldassare Sammartini (1695-1750) was an Italian composer and oboist. A native of Milan, he moved to London together with his brother Giovanni Battista Sammartini. He had started playing the oboe in Milan and in London took up the post of oboist in the Opera orchestra in 1727. He later left the Opera and was patronised by Frederick, Prince of Wales and his wife. He served them as Musical Director of the Chamber Concerts and was a member of their household. Sammartini's compositions included sonatas for flute and violin, sonatas for 2 flutes with thoroughbass, 12 sonatas for violin (dedicated to the Princess of Wales) 6 concertos for violin, concerto grossos, harpsichord concertos, 6 solo pieces for the German flute and 6 sonatas for 2 German flutes and violins. He also composed a number of lively pieces for cello, such as "Movement D'une Seranade", and one opera, The Judgment of Paris which premiered in Cliveden c.1740. One of his best-known compositions is the Concerto in F for soprano recorder, strings, and continuo. He died in London in 1750. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Italian Concerti Grossi

Sammartini: Concertos & Overtures

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Baroque Journey

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Ballade

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Sammartini & Handel: Sonatas for a German Flute

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Giuseppe Sammartini: XII Sonatas for two german flutes or violins with a thorough bass, Sonatas No. 4 - 6. Second Book

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Baroque Festival

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Giuseppe Sammartini: XII Sonatas for Two german flutes or violins with a thorough bass, Sonatas No. 10 - 12. Fourth Book

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Italian Baroque Favourites

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Concerto for Recorder, Strings & Continuo in F Major: III. Allegro assai

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Giuseppe Sammartini: XII Sonatas for Two German Flutes or Violins with a Thorough Bass: Sonatas No. 7 - 9. Third Book

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40 Most Beautiful Cello Classics

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