Brioschi, Antonio
Brioschi, Antonio
Brioschi, Antonio, Italian composer who flourished in the first half of the 18th century. He was one of the earliest composers of Classical syms., some of which date from the early 1730s. A number of his syms. were publ. in his lifetime in Paris and London. He also wrote trio sonatas, some of which were publ, with G.B. Sammartini’s in the 1740s.
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