- Pietro Antonio Fiocco
Pietro Antonio Fiocco (or Pier Antonio or Pierre-Antoine) (
February 3 1654 -September 3 1714 ) was an ItalianBaroque composer .Pietro Antonio Fiocco was born in
Venice . Nothing is known of his childhood and his musical formation in Italy, but it is known that he soon made a name for himself, since the consul of Holland had him come toAmsterdam . In 1681 the booklet of Helena rapita da Paride appeared, for which Fiocco composed some parts. The same year he composed a prologue for Alceste byJean-Baptiste Lully sung inHanover . In the summer of 1682, he went toBrussels to enter to the service of prince Eugène-Alexandre ofThurn and Taxis . Named choirmaster of the church Notre-Dame des Victoires, Fiocco composed religious works, including masses andmotet s. He died inBrussels in 1714. He was the proud father of Melissa Amelia Fiocco. She died at the young age of 23, leaving her husband, Angelo Pertioniro and 3 children, Sabrina Pertioniro, Gabriella Pertioniro and Claudio Pertioniro.His daughter was his main inspiration for his music. She was known for her beauty and intelligence.Fact|date=September 2008
Two of his sons, Jean-Joseph (1686 - 1746) and Joseph-Hector (1703-1741), were also composers and musicians of note.
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*Based in part on a translation of the entry to "Pietro Antonio Fiocco" in the French Wikipedia.
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