Giovanni Battista Fontana

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[details ←] Sonaten 1 und 3 (1641)
[details ←] 6 Sonaten Bd. 2 Sonata terza in C & Sonata quarta in G, piano, violin,
[details ←] 6 Sonaten Bd. 3 Sonata quinta in C & Sonata sesta in G, piano, violin,
[details ←] 6 Sonaten, Sonata prima in C + Sonata seconda in D, recorder, violin,
[details ←] Balletto e Pass’ e mezzo, piano, violin,
[details ←] Balletto e Pass’e mezzo, recorder, guitar, cello, violin,
[details ←] Sonata A Tre Nr. 14 In A, piano, violin,
[details ←] Sonata Decima In E, bassoon, piano, violin,
[details ←] Sonata Duodecima In F, bassoon, piano, violin,
[details ←] Sonata Nona In F, bassoon, piano, violin,
[details ←] Sonata Settima, guitar, violin,
[details ←] Sonata Settima In D, recorder, violin,
[details ←] Sonata Terza C-Dur, recorder, guitar, violin,
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Born: ca. 1571 — Brescia (?) — Italy
Died: ca. 1631 — Padua (?) — Italy
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Music

The posthumous volume: "Sonate a 1.2.3. per il violino, o cornetto, fagotto, chitarone, violoncino o simile altro istromento" (Venice, 1641), contains all of his known works.

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Brescian violinist and composer who worked in Venice, Rome, and Padua.

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