Lotti, Antonio, -1740

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From the description of Messa a quatro / Del Sige. Antonio Lotti Maestro della Ducal / Capella di S. Marco. [between 1736 and 1739] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566743

Antonio Lotti (c. 1667-1740), composer, was born in Venice, and studied under Legrenzi. He spent his career at St Mark's Cathedral in Venice, starting as an organist, before becoming maestro di cappella in 1736. He visited Dresden on the invitation of the Crown Prince of Saxony, 1717-1719. Lotti composed hymns, masses, operas and psalms, and was also a noted teacher.

From the guide to the Antonio Lotti: Letters to him, c. 1900 (copy of the original of 1732), (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

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Birth 1666

Death 1740-01-05

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