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Francesco Manfredini

Person · male · Grand Duchy of Tuscany · Pistoia · born 1684 · died 1762 · recording since 1999

Italian composer

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Also known as F. Manfredini · Francesco Manfredini · フランチェスコ・マンフレディーニ

Debut: 1999
Release groups: 3
Timeline events: 6
Wiki language versions: 17

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Timeline

6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1

1680s
1. 22 June 1684 · Birth
  Born 1684-06-22
  source: wikidata
1760s
1. 6 October 1762 · Death
  Died 1762
  source: wikidata
1990s
1. August 1999 · Debut release
  Debut release: Concerti grossi, op. 3, nos. 1–12
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. August 1999 · Album
  Album: Concerti grossi, op. 3, nos. 1–12
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2000 · Album
  Album: 12 Concerti op. 3
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 2 September 2014 · Album
  Album: Sinfonie da chiesa
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography627 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374482550

Biography

Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (22 June 1684 – 6 October 1762) was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and church musician.
He was born in Pistoia to a trombonist. In Bologna, then a part of the Papal States, he studied violin with Giuseppe Torelli, a leading figure in the development of the concerto grosso. Manfredini also took instruction in composition from Giacomo Antonio Perti, maestro di cappella of the Basilica of San Petronio from 1696 when the orchestra was temporarily disbanded.
Much of his music is presumed to have been destroyed after his death; only 43 published works and a handful of manuscripts are known. To quote his Naxos biography, "His groups of Concerti Grossi and Sinfonias show a highly accomplished composer, well versed in the mainstream Italian school of composition".

Career

Although he composed oratorios, only his secular works remain in the repertoire. A contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi, his extant work shows the influence of the latter.
He became a violinist, c. 1700, in the orchestra of the Chiesa di Santo Spirito in Ferrara. In 1704, however, he returned to Bologna, employed again in the re-formed orchestra of San Petronio. He became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica in the same year that he published his first compositions, a set of twelve chamber sonatas that he named Concertini per camera, Op. 1. In 1709, he also published Sinfonie da chiesa, Op. 2; ostensibly chamber pieces, they, in fact, complemented the earlier chamber sonatas.
After 1711, Manfredini spent an extended stay in Monaco, apparently in the service of Prince Antoine I. The prince had been a pupil of Louis XIV's favourite composer Jean Baptiste Lully, whose conductor's baton he had inherited. The precise nature of his relationship to the court of Monaco and the length of his stay are not known. Manfredini was first mentioned in court records in 1712. In 1718, he published, in Bologna, his Concerti Grossi for two violins and basso continuo, Op. 3, Nos. 1–12, which is dedicated to that ruler. In addition, copies of his Sinfonie, Op. 2 were found in the princely library. One indication of the nature of the relationship is that Prince Antoine stood as godfather to Manfredini's son, Antonio Francesco; four other children were born to him during his stay in the principality.
Given even this slim evidence, it can be inferred that both parties were satisfied by the arrangement since the composer does not reappear in the historical records until the year 1727, when he had returned to Pistoia as maestro di cappella at St. Phillip's Cathedral, a post he would hold until his death in 1762.
The Naxos label has released a 1991 recording of the Opus 3 (catalogue number: 8.553891), recorded by the Slovakian Capella Istropolitana, conducted by Jaroslav Krček. The liner notes further suggest that his name "may have...disappeared had he not composed a Christmas Concerto (No. 12 of Op. 3).... [T]hese concerti grossi...demonstrate a gift for easy melodic invention."
Two of his sons, Vincenzo and Giuseppe, had careers of some note. The former was appointed maestro di cappella of the Italian opera in St. Petersburg. Giuseppe Manfredini (singer) became a castrato singer.

Reputation

In the 1970s, Manfredini's name became emblematic of the run-of-the-mill Baroque composer, when musicologist H.C. Robbins Landon wrote an article titled "A Pox on Manfredini", which was intended to castigate record companies of the time for seeking to release material from even the most undistinguished composers of the Baroque era.

Compositions

Francesco composed vocal works, though he is better known for his instrumental works, such as concertos and symphonies. He composed at least 9 oratorios, such as:

San Filippo Neri trionfante (1719)
Tomaso Moro (ou Tommaso Moro)(1720)
Il fasto della castità
L'esaltazione di Salomone
Il sacrifizio di Gefte
La profezia d'Eliseo

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

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Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	17	76.4th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	3	77.1th
Studio albums	3	80.9th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	6	80.8th
Recording span (years)	-237	2.7th
Genres	3	80.4th

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Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)

Albums · 3

Concerti grossi, op. 3, nos. 1–12
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 42 tracks · 1:18:23
1Concerto in F major, op. 3 no. 1: I. Allegro assai - Adagio2:06
2Concerto in F major, op. 3 no. 1: II. Presto1:42
3Concerto in F major, op. 3 no. 1: III. Allegro1:08
4Concerto in A minor, op. 3 no. 2: I. Presto - Adagio2:16
5Concerto in A minor, op. 3 no. 2: II. Allegro1:41
6Concerto in A minor, op. 3 no. 2: III. Allegro1:19
7Concerto in E minor, op. 3 no. 3: I. Allegro1:44
8Concerto in E minor, op. 3 no. 3: II. Largo1:02
9Concerto in E minor, op. 3 no. 3: III. Presto1:08
10Concerto in E minor, op. 3 no. 3: IV. Presto1:05
11Concerto in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 4: I. Allegro1:33
12Concerto in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 4: II. Adagio1:00
13Concerto in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 4: III. Presto1:34
14Concerto in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 4: IV. Allegro0:54
15Concerto in D minor, op. 3 no. 5: I. Adagio0:37
16Concerto in D minor, op. 3 no. 5: II. Allegro2:06
17Concerto in D minor, op. 3 no. 5: III. Andante e piano sempre - Adagio1:18
18Concerto in D minor, op. 3 no. 5: IV. Allegro2:10
19Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 6: I. Allegro2:56
20Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 6: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio1:30
21Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 6: III. Allegro2:45
22Concerto in G major, op. 3 no. 7: I. Allegro2:07
23Concerto in G major, op. 3 no. 7: II. Adagio1:43
24Concerto in G major, op. 3 no. 7: III. Presto2:24
25Concerto in F major, op. 3 no. 8: I. Grave - Allegro2:06
26Concerto in F major, op. 3 no. 8: II. Adagio0:50
27Concerto in F major, op. 3 no. 8: III. Presto - Adagio0:47
28Concerto in F major, op. 3 no. 8: IV. Presto2:19
29Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 9: I. Adagio1:05
30Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 9: II. Presto1:33
31Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 9: III. Largo2:18
32Concerto in D major, op. 3 no. 9: IV. Allegro2:20
33Concerto in G minor, op. 3 no. 10: I. Adagio1:28
34Concerto in G minor, op. 3 no. 10: II. Allegro2:46
35Concerto in G minor, op. 3 no. 10: III. Largo1:57
36Concerto in G minor, op. 3 no. 10: IV. Presto2:36
37Concerto in C minor, op. 3 no. 11: I. Allegro2:43
38Concerto in C minor, op. 3 no. 11: II. Adagio2:36
39Concerto in C minor, op. 3 no. 11: III. Allegro2:05
40Concerto in C major, op. 3 no. 12 (Concerto grosso per il santissimo natale): I. Pastorale: Largo4:34
41Concerto in C major, op. 3 no. 12 (Concerto grosso per il santissimo natale): II. Largo1:59
42Concerto in C major, op. 3 no. 12 (Concerto grosso per il santissimo natale): III. Allegro2:33
12 Concerti op. 3
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 40 tracks · 1:18:42
1Concerto I in F: Allegro assai2:07
2Concerto I in F: Presto2:13
3Concerto I in F: Allegro1:01
4Concerto V in d: Adagio0:55
5Concerto V in d: Allegro1:59
6Concerto V in d: Andante0:55
7Concerto V in d: Presto1:55
8Concerto IX in D: Adagio – Presto2:49
9Concerto IX in D: Largo3:03
10Concerto IX in D: Allegro2:22
11Concerto II in a: Presto2:18
12Concerto II in a: Allegro I1:22
13Concerto II in a: Allegro II1:04
14Concerto VI in D: Allegro2:23
15Concerto VI in D: Adagio – Presto – Adagio1:39
16Concerto VI in D: Allegro2:18
17Concerto X in g: Adagio1:29
18Concerto X in g: Allegro2:48
19Concerto X in g: Largo2:35
20Concerto X in g: Presto2:38
21Concerto III in e: Allegro1:32
22Concerto III in e: Largo1:07
23Concerto III in e: Presto I1:30
24Concerto III in e: Presto II1:10
25Concerto VII in G: Allegro2:10
26Concerto VII in G: Adagio2:13
27Concerto VII in G: Presto2:10
28Concerto XI in c: Allegro3:06
29Concerto XI in c: Adagio2:28
30Concerto XI in c: Allegro2:08
31Concerto IV in B: Allegro1:22
32Concerto IV in B: Adagio1:22
33Concerto IV in B: Presto1:24
34Concerto IV in B: Allegro1:02
35Concerto VIII in F: Grave – Allegro2:32
36Concerto VIII in F: Adagio – Presto – Adagio1:39
37Concerto VIII in F: Presto2:26
38Concerto XII in C »Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale«: Largo3:50
39Concerto XII in C »Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale«: Largo1:42
40Concerto XII in C »Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale«: Allegro1:56
Sinfonie da chiesa
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:15:32
1Sinfonia IX in C major6:44
2Sinfonia VIII in G major7:01
3Sinfonia III in B-flat major7:06
4Sinfonia VI in G minor6:37
5Sinfonia II in D minor5:28
6Sinfonia XI in A major6:14
7Sinfonia V in B minor6:21
8Sinfonia VII in C minor5:21
9Sinfonia I in F major5:57
10Sinfonia IV in D major5:26
11Sinfonia X in E minor7:52
12Sinfonia XII in D major5:25

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Francesco Manfredini metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	17	76.4th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	3	77.1th
Studio albums	3	80.9th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	6	80.8th
Recording span (years)	-237	2.7th
Genres	3	80.4th

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aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116337
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Timeline

1680s

Born 1684-06-22

1760s

Died 1762

1990s

Debut release: Concerti grossi, op. 3, nos. 1–12

Album: Concerti grossi, op. 3, nos. 1–12

2000s

Album: 12 Concerti op. 3

2010s

Album: Sinfonie da chiesa

Biography

Biography

Career

Reputation

Compositions

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)

Albums · 3

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