Domenico Ferrari
Italian violinist and composer
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| Intro | Italian violinist and composer | ||
| Places | France Italy | ||
| was | Musician Composer | ||
| Work field | Music | ||
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| Genres: | Classical music | ||
| Instruments: | Violin | ||
| Birth | 1722, Piacenza, Italy | ||
| Death | 1780Paris, France (aged 58 years) | ||
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Biography
Domenico Ferrari (1722 – 1780) was an Italian violinist and composer.
He was born in Piacenza in 1772, and was a pupil of Giuseppe Tartini. For a period he lived in Cremona. He began to travel in 1749, finding great success in Vienna. In 1753 he became a member of the court orchestra at Stuttgart, where Pietro Nardini was leader. He twice visited Paris, performing successfully. He died – murdered, according to report – in Paris in 1780.
Although he had great technical ability, contemporary critics thought that his playing style did not retain that of his teacher Tartini.
Compositions
He wrote for the violin: he left a concerto, six trio sonatas and 36 sonatas for solo violin.