The earlier one wrote the cantata Correa nel seno amato and an oratorio about Hagar and Ishamel, while Telemaco and Mitridate Eupatore rank among the best of his many operas, where he pioneered the use of ritornello, overtures, and the da capo aria.
The earlier one wrote the cantata Correa nel seno amato and an oratorio about Hagar and Ishamel, while Telemaco and Mitridate Eupatore rank among the best of his many operas, where he pioneered the use of ritornello, overtures, and the da capo aria. The younger one only composed seven operas, among them Narciso, preferring to write instrumental pieces such as his 30 Essercizi and a prolific number of sonatas for the harpsichord. FTP, give the common surname shared by the Italian baroque composer Alessandro and his son Domenico.
The earlier one wrote the cantata Correa nel seno amato and an oratorio about Hagar and Ishamel, while Telemaco and Mitridate Eupatore rank among the best of his many operas, where he pioneered the use of ritornello, overtures, and the da capo aria.
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