Giuseppe Bonno

The son of a footman from Brescia who served at the Austrian court, he was born in Vienna and studied music with Johann Georg Reinhardt, imperial court organist, later kapellmeister of St Stephen's. A gifted pupil, he was then sent to Naples in 1726 where he studied church music under Francesco Durante and opera under Leonardo Leo. He moved back to Vienna in 1736, becoming a court composer there, and working as Kapellmeister to the Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen in the 1750s and 1760s. He died in Vienna.

Bonno's works are rarely heard today, but he was a prominent figure in Viennese musical life in his day and his works were often performed. Most of his pieces are for vocal forces, including oratorios, masses and other sacred works and pieces for the stage (including some collaborations with Metastasio).

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Category:1711 births Category:1788 deaths Category:People from Vienna Category:Austrian composers Category:Baroque composers