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Giovanni Battista Draghi

key, 1640-1708 IT, Rimini
Musician / Composer of Classical

Giovanni Battista Draghi (ca. 1640 – buried 13 May 1708) was an Anglo-Italian composer and keyboard player. He may have been the brother of the composer Antonio Draghi.Draghi was brought to London in the 1660s by King Charles II who was trying, unsuccessfully, to establish Italian opera in England. He remained in England for the rest of his life.Draghi was awarded a pension by King William III in 1698.

     
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Trio Sonata in G Minor: I. Adagio on Circa 1700: Purcell & his Generation by La Rêveuse, Benjamin Perrot & Florence Bolton
Trio Sonata in G Minor: II. Canzone. Allegro - Adagio - Presto on Circa 1700: Purcell & his Generation by La Rêveuse, Benjamin Perrot & Florence Bolton
Trio Sonata in G Minor: III. Adagio on Circa 1700: Purcell & his Generation by La Rêveuse, Benjamin Perrot & Florence Bolton
Trio Sonata in G Minor: IV. [Allegro]. Vivace - Adagio on Circa 1700: Purcell & his Generation by La Rêveuse, Benjamin Perrot & Florence Bolton
Romulus and Hersilia: Where are thou, God of Dreams! on A Fancy: Fantasy on English Airs & Tunes by Le Caravansérail, Bertrand Cuiller & Rachel Redmond
Must I ever sigh in vain? on A Fancy: Fantasy on English Airs & Tunes by Le Caravansérail, Bertrand Cuiller & Rachel Redmond
The Tempest: Dance of Fantastick Spirits on The Tempest by La Tempête & Simon-Pierre Bestion
Trio Sonata in G Minor: II. Canzone. Allegro – Adagio – Presto on The London Album by Ensemble Diderot & Johannes Pramsohler
The Italian Ground on The Noble Bass Viol by The Parley of Instruments, Henry Purcell, Benjamin Hely, William Gorton, Giovanni Battista Draghi, Gottfried Finger, Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, Arcangelo Corelli, George Frideric Handel & Lorenzo Bocchi
Where Art Thou, God Of Dreams? on Sweeter Than Roses by Catherine Bott

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Odes To Saint CeciliaGiovanni Battista Draghi, John Blow, The Parley Of Instruments1995Album
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