Giovanni Battista San Martini

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Giovanni Battista San Martini (better known as Giovanni Battista Sammartini) was an 18th-century Italian composer and influential early symphonist whose work helped shape the development of the Classical style.

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instanceOf cellist ⓘ
composer ⓘ
conductor ⓘ
human ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ
organist ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
activeIn Lombardy ⓘ
Milan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Giambattista Sammartini ⓘ
Giovanni Battista Sammartini ⓘ
J. B. Sammartini ⓘ
birthName Giovanni Battista Sammartini ⓘ
burialPlace Milan ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1700 ⓘ
possibly 1701 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1775-01-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Milan Cathedral musical establishment ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
opera ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
influenced Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ⓘ
Johann Christian Bach ⓘ
Joseph Haydn ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
early Classical symphonic style ⓘ
influencedBy Alessandro Scarlatti ⓘ
Antonio Vivaldi ⓘ
Arcangelo Corelli ⓘ
knownFor being an early symphonist ⓘ
development of the symphony from opera overture ⓘ
helping shape the Classical style ⓘ
languageOfWork Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
movement Classical period ⓘ
galant style ⓘ
pre-Classical style ⓘ
notableStudent Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ
notableWork Sinfonia in D major (J-C 14) ⓘ
Sinfonia in F major (J-C 32) ⓘ
early symphonies in three movements ⓘ
occupation Kapellmeister ⓘ
church musician ⓘ
composer ⓘ
instrumentalist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Milan ⓘ
placeOfDeath Milan ⓘ
positionHeld maestro di cappella at Sant’Ambrogio, Milan ⓘ
maestro di cappella at various Milanese churches ⓘ
style clear thematic contrast ⓘ
early sonata-form procedures ⓘ
homophonic textures ⓘ
periodic phrasing ⓘ
workCount numerous chamber works ⓘ
numerous concertos ⓘ
numerous sacred vocal works ⓘ
over 60 symphonies (approximate) ⓘ

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Giovanni Battista Sammartini → alternativeName → Giovanni Battista San Martini ⓘ