Alessandro Stradella

Antonio Alessandro Boncompagno Stradella was an Italian composer of the middle Baroque period. He enjoyed a dazzling career as a freelance composer, writing on commission, and collaborating with distinguished poets, producing over three hundred works in a variety of genres.

Occupation

composer, singer

Citizenship

Papal States

Born

July 3, 1643, April 3, 1639

Died

February 25, 1682