Talk:Arcangelo Corelli
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He was born at Fusignano, in the current-day province of Ravenna, and little is known about his life.
This seems inaccurate. Did they mean to say little is known about his early life? From the rest of the article, we are pretty clear about his movements. User:FeanorStar7
"...it is said that he refused to play, as impossible, a passage which extended to A in altissimo...". I know Corelli made limited use of the violin's capabilies, but I find it highly unlikely that he would find such a range as IMPOSSIBLE to play considering his renowned technical prowess and status of violin playing in Italy during that time. It seems like a historical exaggeration to me. Regardless, I don't think it's biographically relevant, and in it's questionable nature, I would like to see it removed. Can any reliable sources be cited to strengthen its case? Sicilianmandolin
[edit] Editorial comment moved from article
I've moved an editorial comment made in the article to this talk page. I don't feel confident enough to fix it myself. Here is the paragraph it refers to plus the actuall comment. Graham87 07:20, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
His first major success was gained in Paris at the age of nineteen, and to this he owed his European reputation. From Paris, Corelli went to Germany. In 1681 he was in the service of the electoral prince of Bavaria; between 1680 and 1685 he spent a considerable time in the house of his friend and fellow violinist-composer Cristiano Farinelli (believed to be the uncle of the celebrated castrato Farinelli). [I believe the above paragraph to be specious - where is the evidence that Corelli spent his youth in Paris and Germany rather than in Bologna and Rome? Here is a link to a more thorough source: http://www.hoasm.org/VIIIA/Corelli.html - Charles Fischer]
Graham87 07:20, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Musical Influence
This article needs some more work. I think that there needs to be more done highlighting Corelli's considerable influence on the development of musical forms and style. This is all we presently have in the article, with a couple sentences later in the article.
The style of execution introduced by Corelli and preserved by his pupils, such as Francesco Geminiani, Pietro Locatelli, and many others, was of vital importance for the development of violin playing. It has been said that the paths of all of the famous violinist-composers of 18th-century Italy lead to Arcangelo Corelli who was their "iconic point of reference." (Toussaint Loviko, in the program notes to Italian Violin Concertos, Veritas, 2003)
