Giovanni Battista Granata

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Giovanni Battista Granata (1620/21 – 1687) was an Italian classical guitarist and composer. By profession, Granata was a barber-surgeon.^[1]

[edit] Career

Granata was born in Turin and became the most prolific guitarist of the seventeenth century, with seven published books. His early books contain solo guitar music in tablature, while his later books also contain the occasional piece with basso continuo. In particular, his fifth book (1674) begins with twelve pieces for guitar, continuo, and violin.^[2]

[edit] Works

• Caprici armonici sopra la chittariglia spagnuola... (Bologna, 1646)
• Nuove suonate di chitarriglia spagnuola piccicate, e battute... (Bologna, c. 1650)
• Nuova scielta di capprici armonici... op. 3... (Bologna, 1651)
• Soavi concenti di sonate musicali per la chitarra spagnuola... op. 4... (Bologna, 1659)
• Novi capricci armonici musicali in vari toni per la chitarra spagnola, violino, e viola concertati, et altre sonate per la chitarra sola. op. 5... (Bologna, 1674)
• Nuovi sovavi concenti di sonate musicali in varii toni per la chitarra spagnola, et altre sonate concertate a due violini, e basso. Op. 6... (Bologna, 1680)
• Armonici toni di vari suonate musicali concertante, a due violini, e basso, con la chitarra spagnola, op. 7... (Bologna, 1684)

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