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<h2>Felice de Giardini</h2>
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<td><em>Born:</em> April 12, 1716, Turin, Italy.<p><em>Died:</em> June 8, 1796, Moscow, Russia.</p></td>
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<p class=just>De Giardini was a well known violinist, composer and director. He sang as a choir boy in Milan, Italy, and studied music in Turin. In the 1730s, he began playing the violin in orchestras, and toured Europe in the 1750s. He moved from Italy to London where he was involved with the opera. He also worked as music master for the Duke of Gloucester. In 1796, de Giardini moved to Moscow, and died shortly afterward. His works include:
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<li><em>Enea e Lavinia</em>, 1764, an opera</li>
<li><em>Ruth</em>, 1763-68, an oratorio</li>
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