Giovanni Valentini (classical era composer) explained

Giovanni Valentini (c. 1750  - 1804) was an Italian classical era composer, poet and painter. He is best remembered for his innovative instrumental music.^[1] Among his many works are two operas, La statua matematica and Le nozze in contrasto, the latter of which premiered at the Teatro San Moisè, Venice, in November 1774.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dolmetsch Online - Composers Biography V. www.dolmetsch.com.
2. Web site: Opera Composers: V. opera.stanford.edu.
3. Gustav Schilling: Encyclopädie der gesammten musikalischen Wissenschaften oder Universal-Lexicon der Tonkunst (1842)