Giovanni Battista Sammartini

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Giovanni Battista Sammartini was an influential 18th-century Italian composer and conductor, often regarded as a pioneer of the early symphonic style in Milan.

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Giovanni Battista Sammartini canonical 2
Giambattista Sammartini 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composer
Classical-era composer
Italian composer
composer
conductor
human
activeIn Milan
alternativeName Giambattista Sammartini
Giovanni Battista San Martini
associatedWith Milanese school
birthCountry Italy
birthDate 1700
birthPlace Duchy of Milan
Milan
burialPlace Milan
deathCountry Italy
deathDate 1775-01-15
deathPlace Milan
era 18th century
father Alexandro Sammartini
genre chamber music
church music
concerto
opera
oratorio
symphony
hasWorkType mass
motet
sinfonia
trio sonata
influenced Classical symphony
Joseph Haydn
movement early Classical period
late Baroque period
name Giovanni Battista Sammartini
nationality Italian
notableFor development of the symphony
early symphonic style
occupation composer
conductor
oboist
position maestro di cappella in Milan
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Giuseppe Sammartini
style galant style
taught Christoph Willibald Gluck
Giovanni Battista Lampugnani
workCountApproximate over 60 symphonies

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Christoph Willibald Gluck studentOf Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Giovanni Battista Sammartini name Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Giovanni Battista Sammartini alternativeName Giambattista Sammartini
linked to: Giovanni Battista Sammartini