Giuseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770) was born in Piran, Istria (Slovenia). His later life centered around his adopted town of Padova (Padua), Veneto, Italy. His parents planned for him a church career but he wanted otherwise and studied to be a lawyer. At the same time, he became a skilled fencer and also honed his already formidable musical abilities. Tartini developed into one of the first truly virtuoso violinists, a first-rate composer, and a musical theorists whose work has influenced musicians and composers ever since.
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- Giuseppe Tartini Biographical and musicological material, photos of his town, monuments and medallions, and home, works, the family tomb, and links. Part of a collection of prominent Istrians.
- Giuseppe Tartini Biography with portrait, family details, noted works, educational and theoretical compositions, and related composer and period information from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
- Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) Biographical background including his struggles to be and remain married, noted compositional and theoretical works, and a selected discography for LP and CD.
- Tartini, Giuseppe Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia provides biography and background on his becoming a musician against his parents' wishes. Includes noted works and evaluation of his technical and theoretical brilliance.
- Tartini, Giuseppe: Biography Entry from Timothy A. Smith's Sojourn pages includes influences, portrait, definitions of terms, and links.
- Ornamentation in Giusseppe Tartini's Traité des Agréments Tartini central to an in-depth study of 18th century violin compositions. Discussion of the appoggiatura, trill and mordent, , illustrations, compound ornaments, and the composer and his school. With conclusions, notes, and bibliography.
- Classical Archives: Giuseppe Tartini Biography and music files offered in MIDI format.