Francesco Maria Veracini [SEP] place of death
Charles Burney, held that "he had certainly a great share of whim and caprice, but he built his freaks on a good foundation, being an excellent contrapuntist" (Burney 1789, 4:569). The asteroid 10875 Veracini was named after him.
Life.
Francesco Maria Veracini was born at about 8:00 a.m. on 1 February 1690 in the family house on the via Palazzuolo, parish of San Salvatore, Ognissanti, Florence (Hill 1979, 7). The second and only surviving son of Agostino Veracini,
popolo ebreo nel naufragio di Faraone" 1723
- Antonio Vivaldi – "Juditha triumphans" 1716
- Francesco Maria Veracini – "L'incoronazione di Davidde" 1717
- Francesco Maria Veracini – "La caduta del savio nell’idoltria di Salomone" 1720
- Jan Dismas Zelenka – "Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis" 1723
- Johann Sebastian Bach – "St John Passion" 1724
- Francesco Maria Veracini – "L'empietà distrutta nella caduta di Gerico" 1724
- Johann Sebastian Bach – "Easter Oratorio" 1725