Pietro Baldassare

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Pietro Baldassare or Baldassari was a Baroque composer, possibly born in Rome or Brescia, Italy about 1683. [1]

Baldassari was maestro di cappella at San Filippo Neri in Brescia from 1714 until about 1768. He was also maestro di cappella at San Clemente, Brescia until 1754. [1] He died some time after 1768. [2] Few of the compositions attributed to him survive. Some of these are:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Baldassari [Baldassare, Baldasari], Pietro". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. Griffiths, Paul (2004). The Penguin companion to classical music. Penguin Books. p. 58. ISBN   978-0-14-051559-6.