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Artist Biography For Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Tomaso Antonio Vitali March 7 1663 –May 9 1745 Was An Italian Composer And Violinist From Bologna Son Of Giovanni Battista Vitali. He Is Well-Known For A Chaconne In G Minor For Violin And Continuo Which Is Generally Thought To Be A Musical Hoax It Is Presumed That The Composition Was Either Heavily Altered Recomposed Or Originally Composed By German Violonist Ferdinand David. One Striking Feature Of The "Vitali" Chaconne's Style Is The Way It Wildly Changes Key Reaching The Far-Flung Territories Of B Flat And D Sharp Minors Uncharacteristic Of The Baroque Era And Key Signature Changed Typical Only In Romanticism. Despite Its Dubious Provenance The Piece Has Been Ever Popular Amongst Violinists. For Example Heifetz Chose It To Open His New York Debut At Carnegie Hall In 1917.

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