Gaetano Maria Schiassi

This Italian composer was primarily known for his operatic compositions but his instrumental works for the violin were a lot more than acceptable. Schiassi’s functions for violin consist of configurations for sonatas, concertos, sinfonias and dances. His vocal music, apart from the operas, had been most often collection as pastorales. Schiassi was operating at several places like the ducal courtroom of Alderano Malaspina, the Landgrave of Darmstadt, as well as the royal chapel in Lisbon. While in Lisbon Schiassi founded the Academia de Musica de Trinidade and correspondence between he and Padre Martini reveal significant amounts of info regarding musical methods in Lisbon. Schiassi’s establishing of “Didone abbandonata” was well-received as was his humor “La Zanina finta contessa.”