Francesco Maria Veracini
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Francesco Maria Veracini was an Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his sets of violin sonatas. As a composer, according to Manfred Bukofzer, "His individual, if not subjective, sty
Francesco Maria Veracini
Plaque commemorating Veracini on via Palazzuolo 30, Florence
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari one of the main churches in Venice
Opera house "am Zwinger" in Dresden, designed by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann; interior decorations by Alessandro und Giramolo Mauro. For the wedding of the crown prince in September 1719 three operas composed by Lotti were performed within two weeks. Highlight was Teofane; all the guests had to appear "alla Turca". Drawing by Carl Heinrich Jacob Fehling (1719)
Counterpoint
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In music theory, counterpoint is the relationship of two or more simultaneous musical lines that are harmonically dependent on each other, yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. The term origi
Francesco Maria Veracini
…Charles Burney, held that "he had certainly a great share of whim and caprice, but he built his freaks on a good foundation, being an excellent contrapuntist". The asteroid 10875 Veracini was named after him. Francesco Maria Veracini was born on 1 February 1690 in the family house on the via Palazzuolo…
Gradus ad Parnassum (1725) by Johann Joseph Fux defines the modern system of teaching counterpoint
Example of a descending double neighbor figure against a cantus firmus