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Francesco Xaverio Geminiani
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani war ein italienischer Violinist und barocker Komponist, er wurde in Lucca im Jahr 1687 geboren und starb im Jahr 1762 in Dublin.
Schüler von Corelli und Scarlatti
Er war ein Schüler von Arcangelo Corelli und von Alessandro Scarlatti, beides Koryphäen auf ihrem Gebiet.
Freudschaft mit Händel
Geminiani schrieb die Hauptteile seines Gesamtwerkes in England. Dort genoss er die Früchte seines Ruhms. Er war mit Georg Friedrich Händel befreundet und begleitet ihn oft am Cembalo.
Mitglied im Philo Musicae et Architecturae
Er war das prominentestes Mitglied der in London 1725 gegründeten Musikgesellschaft “Philo Musicae et Architecturae,” in der jedes Mitglied Freimaurer sein musste. (Quelle der Fakten: The Lodge of Research, No. 2429, Transactions, Bände 8-11, Cornell University 1899)
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On 1 February 1725, Francesco Geminiani became a freemason in London, and soon afterwards was involved in the setting up and running of a masonic lodge whose members shared a love for the performance of Italian instrumental music. The lodge's minute book survives in the British Library, but hitherto has received little attention from music historians. Although the lodge was short-lived-its records end in 1727-the minute book allows us a fascinating glimpse into the world of middle-class men's amateur music-making in early 18th-century London, their taste for the new, and their cultural aspirations.
