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Emanuele Barbella (Naples , April 14 1718 - Naples , 1 January 1777) was an Italian composer, violinist and teacher.
He received the rudiments of violin from his father, a violinist and violin teacher at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto and subsequently deepened with the instrument Zaga Angelo and Pasquale Bini , a pupil of Giuseppe Tartini . At the same time he began the study of music theory and composition with Michael Caballone , with whom he studied until his death in 1740. Starting from this year until 1744 he continued his studies with Leonardo Leo . In 1753 he was the first violin at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples since 1761 and until his death component of the orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo . During the sixties probably taken a trip to England .
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Barbella is not counted among the greatest violinists of Italian history, among whom there were Vivaldi , Tartini , Paganini , however, he was esteemed by his contemporaries as virtuous.
Among his students was Ignazio Raimondi .
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