Carlo Antonio Campioni

Carlo Antonio Campioni also known as Carlo Antonio Campione or Charles Antoine Campion (November 16, 1720 - April 12, 1788) was an Italian composer, as well as a collector of early music.

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November 16 - 1720 - April 12 - 1788 - Composer

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Campioni was born in Lunéville in France. Not much is known about his education in music. Anton Raaff believes Campioni studied violin with Giuseppe Tartini in Padua.

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Lunéville - France - Giuseppe Tartini

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From 1763 until his death, he was maestro di cappella to the Grand Duke of Florence. He died in Florence.

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He wrote music in a variety of forms, but was particularly prolific in instrumental music, publishing several sets of trio sonatas. A setting of the Salve regina is his only published work of sacred music, though he did write more sacred works, such as Requiems for Franz I and Maria Theresa, and a Te Deum celebrating the birth of Francis II.

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The music of Campioni circulated in Europe in many different editions and combinations. To this day, a catalogue of Campioni's music put together by at-the-time Ambassador Thomas Jefferson is useful to musicologists in studying Campioni's oeuvre.

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