Luigi Antonio Sabbatini

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Luigi Antonio Sabbatini (1732, Albano Laziale, Italy – January 29, 1809, Padova, Italy) was an Italian composer and music theorist. He studied music at Bologna in the Franciscan Monastery, under Father Giovanni Battista Martini. He published a textbook on the theoretical elements of music, in 1789, in three volumes, a treatise on fugues, in 1802. He also contributed to the use of numerical signatures of musical harmony. In May 1807, he was elected to the Accademia Italiana.[1]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Sabbatini, LA. Trattato Sopra le Fughe Musicali. Venezia, 1802.
  • Sabbatini, LA. Elementi Teorici della Musica. Roma, 1789–1790.
  • Sabbatini, LA. La Vera Idea degli Musicali Numeriche Signature, Diretta al Giovane Studioso dell'Armonia. Venezia, 1799.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Sabbatini, Luigi Antonio" Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians (fifth edition) St. Martin's Press, New York, volume 7, page 345,