Pietro Gnocchi
Born: 27th February 1689, Alfianello, Italy
Died: 9th December 1775, Brescia, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Pietro Gnocchi was an Italian composer, choir director, historian, and geographer of the late Baroque era, active mainly in Brescia, where he was choir director of Brescia Cathedral. In addition to composing an abundance of eccentrically titled sacred music, all of which remains in manuscript, he wrote a 25-volume history of ancient Greek colonies.
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