Background
Giovanni was born in 1657 in Padua, Italy.
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Giovanni Battista Bassani
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Bassani was a celebrated violinist in his own time, and his fame was compounded by Burney's praise for him. His trio sonatas are his best-known and most often performed pieces in modern times. He wrote 13 oratorios, but only four survive, and all 13 of his operas have been lost aside from a few arias from Gli amori alla moda. Corelli was his pupil.
Career
He was an excellent violinist and composer. Conductor at Bologna and Ferrara where in 1703 he was elected a conductor of the ''Accademia della Morta".
