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| | Biography of Arcangelo Corelli |
 | | Arcangelo Corelli, whose name is recognised as one of the greatest in the history of violin playing and composition, and who laid the foundation for all future development of technique, was born in 1653, at Fusignano, near Imola, in the territory of Bologna. |
 | | He showed an early propensity for the violin, and studied under Bassani, a man of extensive knowledge and capabilities, while Mattei Simonelli was his instructor in counterpoint. |
 | | Acknowledgement: the above text is an extract from The Project Gutenberg EBook of Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday by Henry C. Lahee (1899) |
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