Ignazio Prota

Deceased Person

1690 – 1748

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Who was Ignazio Prota?

Ignazio Prota was an Italian composer and music educator. He was the father of composer Tommaso Prota and the grandfather of composer Gabriele Prota.

Prota was born and died in Naples. He taught for many years at the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio a Porta Capuana in Naples where two of his students were composers Matteo Capranica and Niccolò Jommelli. He wrote mainly sacred music and produced 3 operas.

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Born
Sep 15, 1690
Died
Jan 1, 1748

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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