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Francisco António de Almeida

Francisco António de Almeida (c. 1702–1755) was a Portuguese composer and organist.

From 1722 to 1726 he was a royal scholar in Rome. In 1724, Pier Leone Ghezzi drew his caricature, describing him as "a young but excellent composer of concertos and church music who sang with extreme taste". He returned to Portugal in 1726, where he became organist of the Royal and Patriarchal Chapel.

In 1728, the…

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Person
Area
Portugal
Born
1702
Labels
Dynamic
Last updated: July 29th, 2017·MusicBrainz

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