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Francesco Durante
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In 1728 the governors of the conservatory Poveri di Gesł Cristo appointed Durante, aged 44, "primo maestro". In 1742 he was called to the Neapolitan conservatory "S. Maria di Loreto": this oldest and largest of the four conservatories had been without a "primo maestro" since 1742, when Porpora went on leave to Venice. During the last ten years of his life was venerated as the most distinguished of all Neapolitan teachers. 
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| Unlike his Neapolitan contemporaries Porpora, Feo, Leo and Vinci, who attracted international notice with their operas, Durante achieved international recognition through his church music, along with some vocal chamber and instrumental works. MIDI FILE - "Vergin tutto amore" (2'33'')
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