Alghisi, Paris Francesco
Alghisi, Paris Francesco
Alghisi, Paris Francesco, Italian organist and composer; b. Brescia, June 19, 1666; d. there, c. March 29, 1733. He was a pupil of Orazio Polaroli, organist of Brescia Cathedral. After service at the Polish court (c. 1681–83), he returned to Brescia and became a member of the order of S. Filippo Neri. He later served as maestro di cappella of the Congregazione dell’Oratorio di S. Filippo Neri and as organist at the Cathedral. He wrote the operas L’amor di Curzio per la patria (Venice, 1690) and II trionfo della continenza (Venice, 1691), 9 oratorios, and instrumental pieces.
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