Arcangelo Corelli

Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli by the Irish painter Hugh Howard (1697)

Arcangelo Corelli (/kəˈrɛli/, also UK: /kɒˈ-/,[3] US: /kɔːˈ-, koʊˈ-/, Italian: [arˈkandʒelo koˈrɛlli]; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an Italian composer and violinist of the middle Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of the violin, and as the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony.

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• Arcangelo Corelli was the main founder of modern orchestral playing and the composer who fashioned two new musical forms, the Baroque trio and solo sonata, and the concerto grosso.
  • Gramophone (April 28, 2022) [1]