A Busy Copyist and a Shy Composer: Two Sides of Francesco Barsanti (ca. 1690–1775)
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Francesco Barsanti, music copying, music in Britain, vocal musicAbstract
Francesco Barsanti, an Italian immigrant musician in Britain, worked as a copyist to supplement his income from orchestral playing and teaching. Whereas his instrumental music was published, his vocal music survives almost entirely in manuscript, being interspersed, often anonymously, among music by other composers that he himself copied.Downloads
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