Francesco Maria Veracini Sheet Music
- Born: 1st February 1690
- Died: 31st October 1768
- Birthplace: San Salvadore, Ognissanti, Florence
Francesco Maria Veracini was an Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his sets of violin sonatas. As a composer, according to Manfred Bukofzer, "His individual, if not subjective, style has no precedent in baroque music and clearly heralds the end of the entire era" (Bukofzer 1947, 234), while Luigi Torchi maintained that "he rescued the imperiled music of the eighteenth century" (Torchi 1901, 180). Hs contemporary, Charles Burney, held that "he had certainly a great share of whim and caprice, but he built his freaks on a good foundation, being an excellent contrapuntist" (Burney 1789, 4:569). The asteroid 10875 Veracini was named after him.
Veracini's top 10 list
- 01Violin Sonata in D minor
- 0212 Sonate accademiche, Op.2
- 03Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.2 No.8
- 04Violin Concerto in D major
- 0512 Violin Sonatas, Op.1
- 06Fuga o Cappriccio con 4 Soggetti
- 07Violin Sonatas, Op.3
- 08Violin Sonata in D minor, I.A.2.D2
- 09Il trionfo della pratica musicale
- 10Violin Sonata in G major, I.A.2.D1
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