Giovanni Battista Martini

Italian composer (1706–1784)
Person human Q283651
Giovanni Battista Martini
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Giovanni Battista Martini

Summary

Giovanni Battista Martini is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bologna[2]. He was born on April 24, 1706[3]. He passed away in Bologna[4]. He died on August 3, 1784[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], music educator[9], and pianist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Giovanni Battista Martini was born in Bologna[2].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini died in Bologna[4].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini was born on April 24, 1706[3].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini died on August 3, 1784[5].
  • Burial took place at former convent of San Francesco[12].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's father was Q138498077[13].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's professions included composer[6].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's professions included music theorist[8].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's professions included music educator[9].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini worked as a pianist[10].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini worked as a historian[14].
  • A notable student of Giovanni Battista Martini was Giuseppe Simoni[15].
  • A notable student of Giovanni Battista Martini was Giuseppe Sarti[16].
  • A notable student of Giovanni Battista Martini was Georg Joseph Vogler[17].
  • A notable student of Giovanni Battista Martini was Johann Gottlieb Naumann[18].
  • A notable student of Giovanni Battista Martini was Lorenzo Gibelli[19].
  • A notable student of Giovanni Battista Martini was Florian Leopold Gassmann[20].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini was a member of Philharmonic Academy of Bologna[21].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini was a member of Arcadian Academy[22].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[23].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini is recorded as male[24].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini is associated with the Baroque music movement[26].
  • Giovanni Battista Martini's genre is opera[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1706-04-24[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1784-08-03[31]

  • Genre(s): classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, italian composer, to clean up[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4398d9f3-2dc9-4dd5-99e4-9663d10bae54[34]

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Origins and Family

Giovanni Battista Martini was born in Bologna[2]. He was born on April 24, 1706[3]. His father was Q138498077[13].

Education

Studied under Giacomo Antonio Perti[35], Giovanni Antonio Riccieri[36], Tommaso Predieri[37], and Francesco Antonio Pistocchi[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], music educator[9], pianist[10], and historian[14]. Notable students include Giuseppe Simoni[15]; Giuseppe Sarti[16], a composer[39], 1729–1802[40]; Georg Joseph Vogler[17], a composer[41], 1749–1814[42], of Germany[43]; Johann Gottlieb Naumann[18], a composer[44], 1741–1801[45], of Germany[46]; Lorenzo Gibelli[19], a composer[47], 1718–1812[48]; and Florian Leopold Gassmann[20], a composer[49], 1729–1774[50], of Habsburg monarchy[51], specialised in organ performance[52].

Personal Life

Giovanni Battista Martini's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[23].

Death and Burial

Giovanni Battista Martini died on August 3, 1784[5]. He passed away in Bologna[4]. He is buried at former convent of San Francesco[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Giovanni Battista Martini include Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini[53].

Why It Matters

Giovanni Battista Martini ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for him include Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini[53].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Battista Martini born?

Giovanni Battista Martini was born in Bologna[2].

Where did Giovanni Battista Martini die?

Giovanni Battista Martini died in Bologna[4].

Who were Giovanni Battista Martini's parents?

Giovanni Battista Martini's father was Q138498077[13].

What did Giovanni Battista Martini do for work?

Giovanni Battista Martini worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], music educator[9], and pianist[10].

References

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [35] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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