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BIOGRAPHY Locatelli was born in Bergamo in Italy. A child prodigy on the violin, he was sent to study in Rome under the direction of Arcangelo Corelli . Little is known of his subsequent activities except that he finally settled in Amsterdam in 1729, where he died. Locatelli was a master at the violin, said to have never played a wrong note -- except once, when his little finger slipped and got stuck in the bridge of his instrument. Locatelli's works are mainly for the violin, an instrument on which he was a Virtuoso . His most significant publication is probably the ''Arte del violino'', Opus 3, a collection of twelve Concerto s for the instrument which incorporate twenty four technically demanding '' Capriccio s'' (or ''caprices'') - these could function as extended Cadenza s, but are now usually extracted and played in isolation from the concertos. Locatelli also wrote Violin Sonata s, Trio Sonata s, Concerti Grossi and a set of Flute sonatas (his opus 2). His early works show the influence of Arcangelo Corelli , while later pieces are closer to Antonio Vivaldi in style. Locatelli may be best known to the modern public for a piece that does not actually exist. ''Master and Commander'', the first novel in s. |
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