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Benedetto Marcello
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| A more prolific composer than his elder brother Alessandro Marcello, Benedetto wrote stage works, church, secular vocal and instrumental music. MIDI FILE - Psalm IXX (1'53'') Formerly a lawyer, Marcello studied music under Lotti and Gasperini. In his book "Il teatro alla moda", published around 1720, Marcello gives a satirical account of contemporary operatic practice. 
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Benedetto Marcello's compositions include a set of twelve concerti for strings, as well as sets of sonatas for one and two cellos. His best known work is Estro poetico-armonico, a monumental work in eight volumes.
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