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Vincenzo i gonzaga nel giorno dell%e2%80%99incoronazione

Vincenzo I Gonzaga on his coronation day by Jean Bahuet (1587). Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. 

Salamone Rossi, Carlo Farina, and Giovanni Battista Buonamente were composers from Mantua who worked at the Gonzaga court. They each contributed to the rise of the violin school, paving the way for virtuosi of later times. 

  • Salamone Rossi: Psalm 128: Shir hamma'alot, Ashrei kol yere Adonai, Correnta sesta, Psalm 100: Mizmor letoda, Psalm 146: Haleluyah,  Sinfonia duodecima, Psalm 126: Shir hama'alot, beshuv ‘adonai  adonai. Performed by Profeti della Quinta. 
  • Carlo Farina: Sonata detta la Farina, performed by Ensemble Clematis a 2 & Sonata Prima 'La Greca', performed by Accademia del Ricercare. 
  • Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sonata prima, Sonata a 6, Sonata a 6 for 2 violins, Sonata quarta. Performed by Musica Fiata. 
  • Salamone Rossi: Sfogava con le stele, Gagliarda a 5 e a 3 si placet, detta la Zambalina, In dolci lacci, Gagliarda disperata. Performed by Profeti della Quinta. 
  • Closing music: Brando second (Rossi). 
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