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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Italian composer, violinist and organist (1710–1736)
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
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Summary

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was born on January 4, 1710[1], in Jesi[2]. He died on March 16, 1736[3], in Pozzuoli[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and organist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,666 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Pozzuoli Cathedral[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Papal States[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Movement: Baroque music[11]
  • Genre: opera[12]
  • Commons category: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi[13]
  • Cause of death: tuberculosis[14]
  • Family name: Pergolesi[15]
  • Given name: Giovanni[16], Battista[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Giovanni Battista Pergolesi[18]
  • Medical condition: tuberculosis[19]
  • Student of: Francesco Durante[20], Gaetano Greco[21]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[22]
  • Instrument: organ[23]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[24], Otto's encyclopedia[25], Riemann's Music Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], The Catholic Encyclopedia[31], BEIC Digital Library[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[35]
  • Commons Creator page: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi[36]
  • Birth name: Giovanni Battista Draghi[37]
  • Name in native language: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi[38]

Why It Matters

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Battista Pergolesi born?

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's place of birth was Jesi[2].

Where did Giovanni Battista Pergolesi die?

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi passed away in Pozzuoli[4].

What did Giovanni Battista Pergolesi do for work?

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi worked as a composer[5] and organist[6].

Related Entities

Dogville Jesi Papal States Pozzuoli

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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