Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco as Italian composer and violinist.
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco was born at Verona in 1675. His recorded nationality is Italy.
Music then was written to commission, for a court, a church or a patron, and a composer's freedom was bounded by whoever paid.
He worked as composer, cellist and violinist.
The instruments recorded are cello and violin.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Italy shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco died in 1742, aged 67. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: cello and violin
