Background
Andrea was born on November 30, 1663, in Bolsena, Lazio, Italy.
Andrea was born on November 30, 1663, in Bolsena, Lazio, Italy.
Until 1690, he served the former queen Christina I of Sweden, alongside violinist Archangelo Corelli and cellist Filippo Amadei.
Through the influence of and as a favorite of Cardinal Ottoboni, he was appointed the master of the papal choir in 1700. He left a history of this institution, with portraits and memoirs of the singers (in the Sistine Chapel), under the title of "Osservazioni per ben regolare il coro dei cantori della Cappella Pontificia" (Rome, 1711). He was reportedly highly esteemed by the Romans for his personal as well as his musical gifts. He helped his nephew Lionardo Adami become the librarian.
