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| | Giovanni Bononcini -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Giovanni Bononcini (1670 - June 19, 1747), was an (A native or inhabitant of Italy) Italian (Elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century) Baroque composer and (Some who plays a violoncello) cellist, one of a family of musicians. |
 | | Works include (A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes) operas, Masses, and a funeral anthem for the Duke of Marlborough. |
 | | Bononcini worked in Rome, Vienna, Berlin, and from 1720 to 1732, London, where he rivaled Handel for a time. |
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