January 1, 1996 -- Bononcini, Antonio Maria ( b Modena, 1677; d Rome, 1726). It. composer. Brother of Giovanni Bononcini and said to be the more talented. Comp. at...

November 1, 2001 -- The death of Henry Purcell in 1695 ended two remarkable centuries of achievement in English music. But Purcell had no obvious successor, and by 1700...