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Francesco Manelli, Italian theorbo player and composer (died 1667)
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Francesco Manelli
Italian composer
Francesco Manelli (Mannelli) was a Roman Baroque composer, particularly of opera, and a theorbo player. He is most well known for his collaboration with fellow Roman composer Benedetto Ferrari in bringing commercial opera to Venice. The first two works, in 1637 and 1638, to be…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Theorbo
Musical instrument
The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck that houses the second pegbox. Like a lute, a theorbo has a curved-back sound box with a flat top, typically with one or three sound holes decorated with rosettes. As with the lute, the player…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)