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Giovanni Battista Sammartini

1700 - 1775

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Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c. 1700 – 15 January 1775) was an Italian composer, violinist, organist, choirmaster and teacher. He counted Gluck among his students, and was highly regarded by younger composers including Johann Christian Bach. It has also been noted that many stylizations in Joseph Haydn's compositions are similar to those of Sammartini, although Haydn denied any such influence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Sammartini is the 265th most popular composer (up from 283rd in 2019), the 1,171st most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,286th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Italian Composer.

Giovanni Battista Sammartini is most famous for being one of the first composers to write symphonies.

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Among composers, Giovanni Battista Sammartini ranks 265 out of 1,451. Before him are Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Pierre Schaeffer, Ion Ivanovici, Antonio Caldara, Francesco Landini, and Niels Gade. After him are Johann Christoph Bach, Andrea Luchesi, Saverio Mercadante, Turlough O'Carolan, Joseph Lanner, and Howard Shore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, Giovanni Battista Sammartini ranks 8. Before him are Baal Shem Tov, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Baji Rao I, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. After him are James Thomson, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Ewald Georg von Kleist, Jean-Antoine Nollet, and Clemens August of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1775, Giovanni Battista Sammartini ranks 4. Before him are Yemelyan Pugachev, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and Empress Xiaoyichun. After him are Paul of the Cross, Prithvi Narayan Shah, Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon, Zahir al-Umar, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Richard Montgomery, John Baskerville, and Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Sammartini ranks 1,171 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Maria Martini (1927), Salonia Matidia (68), Totò (1898), Andrea Gritti (1455), Lucia Bosè (1931), and Jacopo della Quercia (1374). After him are Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Lucio Dalla (1943), Andrea Luchesi (1741), Maurizio Sarri (1959), Saverio Mercadante (1795), and Catherine of Valois–Courtenay (1301).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Sammartini ranks 56. Before him are Pietro Locatelli (1695), Alessandro Marcello (1673), Gaspare Spontini (1774), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Antonio Caldara (1670), and Francesco Landini (1325). After him are Andrea Luchesi (1741), Saverio Mercadante (1795), Gioseffo Zarlino (1517), Francesco Geminiani (1687), Niccolò Jommelli (1714), and Antonio Lotti (1667).

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