Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni Maria Bononcini

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1642

Place of Birth: Zocca, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1678

Profession: composer, musicologist, non-fiction writer, music theorist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Giovanni Maria Bononcini (bap.
23 September 1642 – 18 November 1678) was an Italian violinist and composer, the father of a musical dynasty. In 1671 Bononcini the elder became a court musician at Modena.
His treatise, Musico prattico, was published in 1673. The composers Giovanni Bononcini and Antonio Maria Bononcini were his sons.