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Giovanni Valentini

Italian composer, poet and keyboard virtuoso

Giovanni Valentini (ca. 1582 – 29/30 April 1649) was an Italian Baroque composer, poet and keyboard virtuoso. Overshadowed by his contemporaries, Claudio Monteverdi and Heinrich Schütz, Valentini is practically forgotten today, although he occupied one of the most prestigious musical posts of his time. He is best remembered for his innovative usage of asymmetric meters and the fact that he was Johann Kaspar Kerll's first teacher.

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Works

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  • Concerto grosso in A minor, op. 7 no. 11
  • Hodie Christus natus est, motet for voice & 2 violins
  • Sonata enharmonica in G Minor
  • Sonata “pro tabula” in C major
  • Ti lascio, anima mia