Carlo Francesco Cesarini
Carlo Francesco Cesarini, also known as Carlo del Violino, (1666 – after 2 September 1741) was an Italian composer and violinist born near Urbino and active in Rome from 1690. In 1690 he entered into the service of Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili as the director of his music academy and probably remained in his service until the cardinal's death in 1730. Cesarini also served as the maestro di capella in several Roman churches, including the Chiesa del Gesù from 1704. He composed numerous oratorios and cantatas and was the joint composer of several operas. The opera Clearco in Negroponte which he composed with Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier and Tommaso Gaffi inaugurated the public opening of the Teatro Capranica on 18 January 1695. The last known records of him date from early September 1741 and document his retirement as the maestro di capella of the Chiesa del Gesù due to ill health. Several individual pieces of his vocal music were published in the 20th century.[1][2]
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