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Giovanni Battista Martini, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
Related Category: Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
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Giovanni Battista Martini[jOvAn´nE bAt-tEs´tA mArtE´nE] Pronunciation Key, 1706–84, Italian composer and teacher, also known as Padre Martini. Martini became a priest in 1722. He acquired great prestige as a teacher, particularly of counterpoint. His students included J. C. Bach, Gluck, GrEtry, and Mozart. Martini built up a vast library devoted to the historical, scientific, and mathematical aspects of music.
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