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Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Tomaso Antonio Vitali (7 March 1663 – 9 May 1745) was an Italian composer and violinist of the mid to late Baroque era. The eldest son of Giovanni Battista Vitali, he is chiefly known for a Chaconne in G minor for violin and continuo, to which he is traditionally attributed as the composer. The work was published from a manuscript in the Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Dresden in Die Hoch Schule des Violinspiels (1867) edited by German violinist Ferdinand David. That work's wide-ranging modulations into distant keys have raised speculation that it could not be a genuine Baroque work, while the lack of similarities to other works by Vitali have made modern scholars cast serious doubts on the attribution.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 7, 1663 (Bologna), Died May 9, 1745 (Modena)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W98637 12-in. 3/6/1929 Chaconne Jelly d' Arányi ; Arthur Bergh Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W98638 12-in. 3/20/1929 Chaconne Jelly d' Arányi ; Arthur Bergh Violin solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vitali, Tomaso Antonio," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/349435.

Vitali, Tomaso Antonio. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/349435.

"Vitali, Tomaso Antonio." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/349435

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