Antonio Maria Bononcini
Composer
1677 – 1726
Who was Antonio Maria Bononcini?
Antonio Maria Bononcini was an Italian cellist and composer, the younger brother of the better-known Giovanni Bononcini.
Bononcini was born and died at Modena in Italy. Like his brother, he studied with Giovanni Paolo Colonna. Between 1690 and 1693, he played in the orchestra of Cardinal Pamphili. In 1698 he composed an allegory, La fama eroica, for performance in Rome. He worked for some years with his brother, and joined him in the court orchestra at Vienna, where in 1705 he became Kapellmeister to the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. In 1713 he returned to Italy, where he worked in Milan, Naples and Modena. In 1721 he became the maestro di cappella in Modena, where he remained for the rest of his life. In addition to his stage works, he composed over 40 cantatas, as well as sacred music including a Mass in G minor, a Stabat Mater in C Minor, and a Salve Regina.
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- Born
- Jun 18, 1677
Modena - Siblings
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Lived in
- Modena
- Died
- Jul 8, 1726
Rome
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on July 23, 2013
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