Sonata En La I. Grave - Music

Born In Bologna He Worked In The Orchestra Of The Church Of San Petronio And Was Also A Member And For Some Time President Principe Of The Accademia Filarmonica Of Bologna. During The 1680s He Also Worked As A Musician At The Court Of Duke Francesco II D'Este Of Modena. Gabrielli Wrote Several Operas As Well As Instrumental And Vocal Church Works. He Is Especially Notable As The Composer Of Some Of The Earliest Attested Works For Solo Violoncello Two Sonatas For Violoncello And Basso Continuo A Group Of Seven Ricercari For Unaccompanied Violoncello And A Canon For Two Violoncellos . Among His Contemporaries His Own Virtuoso Performances On This Instrument Earned Him The Nickname Mingain Or Minghino Dal Viulunzeel A Dialect Form Meaning "Dominic Of The Cello." read less