Maria teresa agnesi pinottini biography of michaels
The prodigy's sister, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, was a composer, harpsichordist, singer and librettist, and on occasion accompanied her sibling's..
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
Italian composer
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini (Italian pronunciation:[maˈriːateˈrɛːzaaɲˈɲeːzipinotˈtiːni,-ɲɛːz-]; née Agnesi; 17 October 1720 – 19 January 1795) was an Italian composer.
Though she was most famous for her compositions, she was also an accomplished harpsichordist and singer, and the majority of her surviving compositions were written for keyboard, the voice, or both.
Life
Maria Teresa was born in Milan to Pietro Agnesi, an overbearing man in the lesser nobility.
Maria Teresa Gaetana Agnesi, whose elder sister Maria Gaetana was a famous scientist and philanthropist, was born in Milan on 17 October as the third.
He provided early education for both Maria Teresa and her more famous older sister, Maria Gaetana, a mathematics and language prodigy who lectured and debated all over Europe while her sister performed. Maria Teresa was married to Pier Antonio Pinottini on 13 June 1752, and they settled in a district populated by intellects and artists, but eventually suffered severe financial ruin.
Pinottini died not too long afterwards.
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