Essai sur le goût de la musique = Saggio sul gusto della musica - Rangoni, Giovanni Battista 1714-1793 (Livorno Masi, 1790)
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Machiavelli had six children. His last direct descendent, Francesco Machiavelli, died in 1727 leaving the heritage of his name and possessions to his cousin, the Marquis Giovanni Battista Rangoni. Subsequently, the Rangoni family added the name of Machiavelli to its own.
Ex Libris Alfred Cortot (Plate) & untitled (Plate with coat of arms)
avec le caractère des trois célèbres joueurs de violon, messieurs Nardini, Lolli, & Pugnani = col carattere de' tre celebri sonatori di violino i signori Nardini, Lolli, e Pugnani
Keywords: Nardini, Pietro -- 1722-1793; Lolli, Antonio -- c. 1725-1802; Pugnani, Gaetano -- 1731-1798; 18th Century (1701-1800); Music history; Music criticism; Taste; Instrumentalist; Violinist; Method; Italy