MANFREDINI, FRANCESCO. - Musician, born at Pistoia around 1688, died there in 1748.
An accomplished violinist, first at the Accademia dello Spirito Santo in Ferrara, then at S. Petronio in Bologna, in 1718 he entered the service of the Duke of Bavaria in Munich, and in 1734 became chapel master at the cathedral of Pistoia.
He wrote the oratorios: S. Filippo Neri, L'assedio di Samaria, Il doppio sacrificio del Calvario, Il discacciamento dal Paradiso terrestre, Il sacrificio di Jette, all successfully performed at Pistoia. At Bologna he presented Tommaso Moro, which confirmed M.'s good reputation. He also composed Sinfonie da chiesa a 2 violini e basso per organo et una viola with a Pastorale per il S. Natale (Bologna 1709); Concerti (12) a 2 violini e b. e. obbligato... with a Pasto-
