The Eremitani Garden is located in a very central position, but its size and tortuous little paths render it an oasis of peace. In the garden is the Roman Arena, built in 70 CE, the oldest theatre in...
Giuseppe Tartini was the fourth of nine children, and as was the custom of the time in large families the eldest son was destined to inherit their father’s fortune while, for others, an...
Prato della Valle is the largest square in Padua, and one of the largest in Europe and for the Paduans it is just “il Prato” (“the Meadow”). At the centre of the large open space is an...
Between the Basilica of Sant'Antonio and Prato della Valle we encounter a green oasis, the oldest University botanical garden in the world, founded in 1545. The garden was created to allow the...
Tartini met Elisabetta Premazore in Padua and fell in love with her. The young woman’s family lived in difficult circumstances after their father’s death, and for this reason the Bishop of Padua...
The Eremitani Garden is located in a very central position, but its size and tortuous little paths render it an oasis of peace. In the garden is the Roman Arena, built in 70 CE, the oldest theatre in...
Tartini obtained the coveted position of “first violin and concert leader” in the Basilica di Sant'Antonio orchestra, enjoying the “freedom of being able to allow himself to play in theatres,...
Back in Padua after the Prague years, Tartini resumed his work at the Basilica del Santo, and in addition he opened his violin school where he taught technique, elements of harmony, composition and...
Tartini began the composition of the collection of 12 sonatas for violin and bass in 1731, which he published three years later, in 1734, with the title of “Opera Prima” dedicated to Girolamo...
Count Francesco Algarotti, a Venetian from a merchant family, was a model of an 18th-century cosmopolitan intellectual. From Italy he moved to Germany and established relations with various local...
As he grew older, Tartini relaxed his concert activity, partly because of his health. The time at his disposal he therefore spent devoting himself to scientific activity, philosophical problems,...
Tartini sent Giovanni Battista Martini and the mathematician Balbi the “Treatise on music according to the true science of harmony” for their examination. Unfortunately the judgment that he...
Treatise on music according to the true science of harmony” systematically sets out his theories on the origin of harmony, and on the relationships between music and geometry. The phenomenon of the...
“Practice and principal study must be the bow in general, so that she is the absolute mistress of any soundable or singable use”. Thus begins the letter that Tartini sent to his pupil Maddalena...
Vincenzo Rota sketched a portrait of Tartini which was then engraved on copper by A.B. Sberti. This caused Tartini annoyance. A shy man, he never loved this portrait because of its questionable...
One of Tartini’s favourite and most loyal pupils was the young German Johann Gottlieb Naumann, who made history as a famous composer. Tartini was Naumann’s teacher, and a profound bond of...
Tartini was exonerated from his job by the Orchestra del Santo for having reached the age limit and obtained a life annuity for his past office as first violinist and concert director. He was...
Tartini was increasingly taken by theoretical speculations and committed to refuting his critics. In this year were published: “Of the principles of musical harmony contained in the diatonic...
Elisabetta Premanzore, his wife, died and was buried in the Church of Santa Caterina, near their home. Not to leave Tartini alone, his lifelong friend Vandini moved to live with him and in the final...
Giuseppe Tartini died as a result of gangrene that developed in his left foot. He was buried next to his wife in the Church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria near the home where they had lived.
Tartini's successor and his favourite pupil Giulio Meneghini who became the first violin of the orchestra of Basilica di Sant'Antonio - accompanied by the entire orchestra del Santo - paid tribute to...
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