Geminiani, Francesco

Japanese: ジェミニアーニ（英語表記）Geminiani， Francesco

Born: December 5, 1687. Baptized: Lucca
Died: September 17, 1762, Dublin. Italian violinist and composer. Studied violin under Corelli and composition under A. Scarlatti, and was active as a violinist in orchestras. In 1714 he moved to London, and from 1749 to 1755 he lived in Paris, before settling in London again. As a soloist and teacher, he introduced the violin playing technique he learned from Corelli to England. He is also known as a pioneer of high position playing and double stop techniques. His main work, The Art of the Violin (1731), was a masterpiece that was translated into many languages at the time. He also composed violin sonatas and concerti grosso.

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Japanese:

[生]1687.12.5. 〈洗礼〉ルッカ
[没]1762.9.17. ダブリン
イタリアのバイオリニスト，作曲家。コレリにバイオリンを，A.スカルラッティに作曲を学び，バイオリニストとしてオーケストラで活躍。 1714年ロンドンに渡り，49～55年パリに，以後再びロンドンに定住。ソリスト，教師として，コレリより受継いだバイオリン奏法をイギリスに伝えた。高いポジション奏法，ダブルストップ技法の開拓者としても知られる。主著『バイオリン奏法』 The Art of the Violin (1731) は当時各国語に訳された名著。一方，バイオリン・ソナタと合奏協奏曲などを作曲。

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