FRANCESCHINI, Petronio

Born in Bologna, Jan 9, 1651
Died in Venice, Dec 4, 1680

• Franceschini was a cellist and a composer of sacred music and opera. His brother was the painter Marcantonio Franceschini.¹
• Franceschini was one of the first members of Accademia Filharmonica di Bologna,² an organization for the education of musicians and the promotion of new music, which still exists today. Other musicians who have received honorary memberships from this institution include Mozart (he was awarded the degree of Maestro compositore in 1770, when he was 14); Rossini, Verdi, Brahms, Claudio Abbado, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Karlheinz Stockhausen.³

Biography

1. Thomas Walker and Marc Vanscheeuwijck, “Franceschini, Petronio,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 1, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000010092.
2. Ibid.
3. “Regia Accademia Filharmonica di Bologna – Palazzo Carrati,” Bologna Welcome (October 5, 2018), accessed October 1, 2019, https://www.bolognawelcome.com/en/home/discover/places/architecture-and-monuments/historical-buildings-and-streets/regia-accademia-filarmonica-di-bologna-palazzo-carrati/.